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21%OFFClaudio Vita-Finzi - The Sun. A User's Manual.  - 9789048177493 - V9789048177493
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The Sun. A User's Manual.

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Description for The Sun. A User's Manual. Paperback. This is an account of the many ways in which the Sun affects our planet, how its influence has changed, and the extent to which we can predict its future impact. It will help the reader to understand the benefits and dangers the Sun can bring. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 20 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
bit about hydrogen and helium but my excuse is that they make up the bulk of the visible matter in the Universe. Similarly wavelengths, which, like frequency, can be used to describe the behaviour of different kinds of solar energy from X-rays to radio waves. You do not have to be a geek to appreciate such matters, witness a useful mnemonic for the relationship between wavelength and frequency to be found in one of the tales of diplomatic life by Lawrence Durrell: “ If there is anything worse than a soprano, ” said Antrobus judicially, as we walked down the ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
156
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048177493
SKU
V9789048177493
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Reviews for The Sun. A User's Manual.
From the reviews: "This excellent little eight-chapter book is packed with scientific and technical information placed in historical and cultural context. Vita-Finzi … leads the reader through a well-illustrated and footnoted tour of all that is known of the sun, including its evolution and place among the universe of stars. Readers learn how the sun’s power has changed over ... Read more

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