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The Sun's Heartbeat
Bob Berman
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Description for The Sun's Heartbeat
Paperback.
Did you know that scientists are beginning to think that the sun is safer than sunscreen? That whenever we see the sun on the horizon, it's actually a phantom image because the sun has already set? That career pilots have a one percent higher incidence of cancer because of their time in the sky? Or that the sun's unusual dormancy is causing our climate to be cooler than it otherwise would be?
Peppered with memorable anecdotes about spectral curiosities, THE SUN'S HEARTBEAT is a robust narrative that explores the sun's birth, its life as a self-sustaining ultra-H-Bomb fusion ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780316090995
SKU
V9780316090995
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About Bob Berman
Bob Berman is one of America's top astronomy writers. For many years, he wrote the popular 'Night Watchman' column for Discover magazine. He is currently a columnist for Astronomy magazine and a host on NPR's Northeast Public Radio, and he is the science editor of the Old Farmer's Almanac.
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