Claudio Vita-Finzi: The Sun | Taschenbuch

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Beschreibung

This is an account of the many ways in which the Sun affects our planet, how its influence has changed over the last few centuries and millennia, and the extent to which we can predict its future impact. The book is the first to integrate astronomical, geological, climatic and social aspects of the Sun. It includes a topical treatment of solar contribution to global warming, and demonstrates how wild and variable is the so-called Solar Constant. Our nearest star is a complex machine which needs to be treated with caution, and this book will equip every reader with the knowledge that is required to understand the benefits and dangers it can bring.

Zusammenfassung

The Sun is an account of the many ways in which our nearest star affects our planet, how its influence has changed over the last few centuries and millennia, and the extent to which we can predict its future impact. The book is the first to integrate astronomical, geological, climatic and social aspects of the Sun. The Sun's rays foster the formation of Vitamin D by our bodies, but it can also promote skin cancer. Besides providing the warmth and light essential to most animal and plant life, solar energy contributes substantially to global warming. The Sun is the ideal renewable energy source, but its exploitation is still bedeviled by the problems of storage and distribution. Our nearest star, in short, is a complex machine which needs to be treated with caution, and this book will equip every reader with the knowledge that is required to understand the benefits and dangers it can bring.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
1. Looking at the Sun
2. Inside the Sun
3. The Changing Sun
4. Sun and Climate
5. Sun and Life
6. Sun and Health
7. Space Weather
8. Solar Energy
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2010
Fachbereich:	Astronomie
Genre:	Importe , Physik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	xii 156 S.
ISBN-13:	9789048177493
ISBN-10:	9048177499
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Vita-Finzi, Claudio
Auflage:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st edition 2008
Hersteller:	Springer Netherland Springer Netherlands
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	235 x 155 x 10 mm
Von/Mit:	Claudio Vita-Finzi
Erscheinungsdatum:	19.10.2010
Gewicht:	0,265 kg