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Cohen, Richard, 1947-
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Astronomy -- History.
Science and civilization.
Sun -- History.
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Chasing the sun : th...
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Chasing the sun : the epic story of the star that gives us life / Richard Cohen.
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Cohen, Richard, 1947-
New York : Random House, c2010.
Subjects
Astronomy -- History.
Science and civilization.
Sun -- History.
ISBN:
9781400068753 (alk. paper) :
1400068754 (alk. paper)
Description:
xxxi, 574 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
Contents:
Sunrise : Mount Fuji -- The sun before science. Telling stories ; Celebrating the seasons ; The three thousand witnesses ; Terrors of the sky -- Discovering the sun. The first astronomers ; Enter the Greeks ; Gifts of the Yellow Emperor ; The sultan's turret ; The Earth moves ; Strange seas of thought ; Eclipses and enlightenment ; The sun dethroned -- The sun on Earth. Sunspots ; The qualities of light ; Beneath the beating sun ; Skin deep ; The breath of life ; The dark biosphere -- Harnessing the sun. The heavenly guide ; Of calendars and dials ; How time goes by ; The sun in our pocket -- Inspired by a star. The vital symbol ; Drawing on the sun ; Negative capabilities ; Talk of the day ; Busie Old Foole ; The rising star of politics -- The sun and the future. Over the horizon ; Under the weather ; The impossible and beyond ; The death of the sun -- Sunset : the Ganges.
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