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The Sun : A User's Manual /

By: Vita-Finzi, Claudio [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.Description: VIII, 160 p. 30 illus., 20 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781402068812.Subject(s): Physics | Geophysics | Atmospheric sciences | Observations, Astronomical | Astronomy -- Observations | Astrophysics | Climate change | Physics | Astronomy, Observations and Techniques | Astrophysics and Astroparticles | Geophysics/Geodesy | Climate Change | Atmospheric SciencesDDC classification: 520 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Looking at the Sun -- Inside the Sun -- The Variable Sun -- Sun and climate -- Sun and life -- Sun and Health -- Space Weather -- Solar Energy.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: 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 Sun's rays foster the formation of Vitamin D by our bodies, but it can also promote skin cancer, cataracts, and mutations in our DNA. Besides providing the warmth and light essential to most animal and plant life, solar energy contributes substantially to global warming. Although the charged particles of the solar wind shield us from harmful cosmic rays, solar storms may damage artificial satellites and cripple communication systems and computer networks. The Sun is the ideal renewable energy source, but its exploitation is still bedevilled 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.
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Looking at the Sun -- Inside the Sun -- The Variable Sun -- Sun and climate -- Sun and life -- Sun and Health -- Space Weather -- Solar Energy.

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 Sun's rays foster the formation of Vitamin D by our bodies, but it can also promote skin cancer, cataracts, and mutations in our DNA. Besides providing the warmth and light essential to most animal and plant life, solar energy contributes substantially to global warming. Although the charged particles of the solar wind shield us from harmful cosmic rays, solar storms may damage artificial satellites and cripple communication systems and computer networks. The Sun is the ideal renewable energy source, but its exploitation is still bedevilled 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.

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