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Chasing the Sun: The Epic Story of the Star That Gives us Life ,.9781416526124

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Condition: Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ... Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab

ISBN: 9781416526124

EAN: 9781416526124

Publication Year: 2011

Type: Textbook

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Publication Name: Chasing the Sun: the Epic Story of the Star That Gives Us Life

Item Height: 198mm

Author: Richard Cohen

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Item Width: 129mm

Subject: Science, Astronomy

Number of Pages: 720 Pages

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The Sun is so powerful, so much bigger than us, that it is a terrifying subject. Yet though we depend on it, we take it for granted. Amazingly the first book of its kind, CHASING THE SUNis a cultural and scientific history of our relationship with the star that gives us life. Richard Cohen, applying the same mix of wide-ranging reference and intimate detail that won outstanding reviews for By the Sword, travels from the ancient Greek astronomers to modern-day solar scientists, from Stonehenge to Antarctica (site of the solar eclipse of 2003, when penguins were said to sing), Mexico's Aztecs to the Norwegian city of Tromso, where for two months of the year there is no Sun at all. He introduces us to the crucial 'sunspot cycle' in modern economics, the religious dances of Indian tribesmen, the histories of sundials and calendars, the plight of migrating birds, the latest theories of global warming, and Galileo recording his discoveries in code, for fear of persecution. And throughout, there is the rich Sun literature -- from the writings of Homer through Dante and Nietzsche to Keats, Shelley and beyond. Blindingly impressive and hugely readable, this is a tour de force of narrative non-fiction.

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Simon & Schuster

ISBN-13

9781416526124

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Author

Richard Cohen

Publication Name

Chasing the Sun: the Epic Story of the Star That Gives Us Life

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Subject

Science, Astronomy

Publication Year

2011

Type

Textbook

Number of Pages

720 Pages

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198mm

Item Width

129mm

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Richard Cohen

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