SUN, EARTH AND SKY by Kenneth R. Lang ( 9781461497769 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

SUN, EARTH AND SKY

By:

Kenneth R. Lang

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

1461497760

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9781461497769

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Publisher:

SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW YORK INC.

Pub. date:

5 November, 2014

Edition:

2nd Revised edition

Pages:

299

Description:

Written in a light and friendly style, this lavishly illustrated book introduces the life-sustaining Sun and its physics, and describes all aspects of the Sun's interaction with us on Earth. It contains images never before seen in print.

Synopsis:

Written in a light and friendly style, this lavishly illustrated book introduces the Sun and its physics, and describes all aspects of the Sun's interaction with us on Earth. The second edition of this book updates the popular text by providing comprehensive accounts of the most recent discoveries made by five modern solar spacecraft during the past decade. It contains a number of images never before seen in print. Breakthrough observations with the underground Sudbury Neutrino Observatory are also included. The new edition further provides modern interpretations of ozone depletion and global warming.

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biography

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Springer-Verlag New York Inc.

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