02984nam a22005535i 4500 978-3-031-54729-4 DE-He213 20251030111722.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240315s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031547294 978-3-031-54729-4 10.1007/978-3-031-54729-4 doi QB520-545 PGS bicssc SCI004000 bisacsh PGS thema Pesce, Laura. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 73105 A Biography of Our Sun [electronic resource] : From Ancient Myths and Artifacts to Modern Art and Astrophysics / by Laura Pesce. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. VIII, 123 p. 29 illus., 28 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda 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. Sun. 68136 Art History. 68955 Physics History. 64549 Astrophysics. 68037 Anthropology and the arts. 73106 Solar Physics. 68138 Art History. 68957 History of Physics and Astronomy. 68040 Astrophysics. 68037 Anthropology of the Arts. 73107 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031547287 Printed edition: 9783031547300 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54729-4 ZDB-2-PHA ZDB-2-SXP 58351 58351