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101 0 $aeng
181   $ctxt
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183   $acr
200 14$aThe Sun$b[electronic resource] $eA User's Manual /$fby Claudio Vita-Finzi
205   $a1st ed. 2008.
210  1$aDordrecht :$cSpringer Netherlands :$cImprint: Springer,$d2008.
215   $a1 online resource (162 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a90-481-7749-9 
311   $a1-4020-6880-8 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 143-150) and index.
327   $aLooking at the Sun -- Inside the Sun -- The Variable Sun -- Sun and climate -- Sun and life -- Sun and Health -- Space Weather -- Solar Energy.
330   $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.
606   $aObservations, Astronomical
606   $aAstronomy?Observations
606   $aAstrophysics
606   $aGeophysics
606   $aClimate change
606   $aAtmospheric sciences
606   $aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22014
606   $aAstrophysics and Astroparticles$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22022
606   $aGeophysics/Geodesy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/G18009
606   $aClimate Change$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/U12007
606   $aAtmospheric Sciences$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/G36000
607   $aSun
615  0$aObservations, Astronomical.
615  0$aAstronomy?Observations.
615  0$aAstrophysics.
615  0$aGeophysics.
615  0$aClimate change.
615  0$aAtmospheric sciences.
615 14$aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques.
615 24$aAstrophysics and Astroparticles.
615 24$aGeophysics/Geodesy.
615 24$aClimate Change.
615 24$aAtmospheric Sciences.
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