A Biography of Our Sun From Ancient Myths and Artifacts to Modern Art and Astrophysics /

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...

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Autor principal: Pesce, Laura (Autor)
Autor corporatiu: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electrònic eBook
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024.
Edició:1st ed. 2024.
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Accés en línia:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54729-4
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Taula de continguts:
  • 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.