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Physical Description:239 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 16 cm. print
Publisher:New York : Abrams, 2006.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction : The Sun you know and the Sun you don't -- ch. 1 : The Sun King -- ch. 2 : Tricks of light -- ch. 3 : I'll follow the Sun -- ch. 4 : The edge of space -- ch. 5 : Our star, the Sun -- ch. 6 : The weather out there is frightful -- ch. 7 : Beyond the Sun.
Summary, etc.:
Gives an overview of what recent scientific research has revealed about the sun and its origins, and includes two hundred images that capture the sun from on the ground as well as from space.