02885nam 22006495 450 991084508040332120240529133220.03-031-54729-210.1007/978-3-031-54729-4(MiAaPQ)EBC31213689(Au-PeEL)EBL31213689(MiAaPQ)EBC31222643(Au-PeEL)EBL31222643(DE-He213)978-3-031-54729-4(CKB)30942447500041(EXLCZ)993094244750004120240315d2024 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA Biography of Our Sun From Ancient Myths and Artifacts to Modern Art and Astrophysics /by Laura Pesce1st ed. 2024.Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :Imprint: Springer,2024.1 online resource (122 pages)3-031-54728-4 Chapter 1. A Brief Introduction to the Sun -- Chapter 2. Prehistory and the Beginning of History -- Chapter 3. Across the Ocean -- Chapter 4. The Old World -- Chapter 5. Asia -- Chapter 6. The Middle Ages -- Chapter 7. Rebirth -- Chapter 8. The Age of Enlightenment -- Chapter 9. Space, the Last Frontier -- Chapter 10. Contemporary Myths and Art Inspired by the Sun -- Chapter 11. Solar Energy -- Chapter 12. This Is the End.This book is for everyone curious about the Sun and how it has been perceived throughout human history, including the modern scientific view. Beginning with ancient myths and legends, superstitions, art and poetry, the book proceeds to explain the amazing composition of our star, how it produces the heat and light on which all life depends, as well as touching the harvesting of solar energy that is becoming so essential in the modern world. The book is illustrated by the author's own artwork and includes first-hand scientific information provided in interviews with professional astrophysicists.ArtHistoryPhysicsHistoryAstrophysicsAnthropology and the artsSolar PhysicsArt HistoryHistory of Physics and AstronomyAstrophysicsAnthropology of the ArtsSunArtHistory.PhysicsHistory.Astrophysics.Anthropology and the arts.Solar Physics.Art History.History of Physics and Astronomy.Astrophysics.Anthropology of the Arts.523.7Pesce Laura139946MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910845080403321A Biography of Our Sun4149578UNINA