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Berman, Bob, author.
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Sun -- Popular works.
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The sun's heartbeat ...
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The sun's heartbeat : and other stories from the life of the star that powers our planet / Bob Berman.
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Berman, Bob, author.
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2011, ©2011.
Subjects
Sun -- Popular works.
Electronic Resource
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2010044207-b.html
Electronic Resource
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2010044207-d.html
ISBN:
9780316091015
0316091014
Description:
viii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Contents:
Yon flaming orb -- Genesis -- A strange history of seeing spots -- The heartbeat stops and other peculiar events -- The unit -- Magnetic attraction -- Wild science of the bearded men -- Cautionary tales -- Why Jack loved carbon -- Tales of the invisible -- The sun brings death -- The sun will save your life -- I'm an aquarius. Trust me -- Rhythms of color -- Particle man -- Totality: the impossible coincidence -- That's entertainment -- Cold winds -- Weather outside is frightful -- Tomorrow's sun.
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Provides facts about the star at the center of our solar system and describes the life of the sun, from its birth and life as a self-sustaining ultra-H-Bomb fusion explosion, to its spectacular and anticipated future death.
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