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020			_a9781402068812 _9978-1-4020-6881-2
024	7		_a10.1007/978-1-4020-6881-2 _2doi
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100	1		_aVita-Finzi, Claudio. _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe Sun _h[electronic resource] : _bA User's Manual / _cby Claudio Vita-Finzi.
264		1	_aDordrecht : _bSpringer Netherlands, _c2008.
300			_aVIII, 160 p. 30 illus., 20 illus. in color. _bonline resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
505	0		_aLooking at the Sun -- Inside the Sun -- The Variable Sun -- Sun and climate -- Sun and life -- Sun and Health -- Space Weather -- Solar Energy.
520			_aThe 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.
650		0	_aPhysics.
650		0	_aGeophysics.
650		0	_aAtmospheric sciences.
650		0	_aObservations, Astronomical.
650		0	_aAstronomy _xObservations.
650		0	_aAstrophysics.
650		0	_aClimate change.
650	1	4	_aPhysics.
650	2	4	_aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques.
650	2	4	_aAstrophysics and Astroparticles.
650	2	4	_aGeophysics/Geodesy.
650	2	4	_aClimate Change.
650	2	4	_aAtmospheric Sciences.
710	2		_aSpringerLink (Online service)
773	0		_tSpringer eBooks
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9781402068805
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6881-2
912			_aZDB-2-PHA
950			_aPhysics and Astronomy (Springer-11651)
999			_c507891 _d507891