Download or read book Our Sun written by Christopher Cooper and published by . This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an all-encompassing guide to the sun, detailing its history, structure, and effect on human civilization.
Download or read book The Sun Is My Favorite Star written by Frank Asch and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A girl describes why she loves the Sun and the many ways in which it helps the earth and the life upon it.
Download or read book The Sun written by Lincoln James and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents general information about the Sun, including its place in the solar system, what it is made of, why it produces light and heat, and what its surface is like.
Download or read book The Sun the Earth and Near earth Space written by John A. Eddy and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2009 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " ... Concise explanations and descriptions - easily read and readily understood - of what we know of the chain of events and processes that connect the Sun to the Earth, with special emphasis on space weather and Sun-Climate."--Dear Reader.
Download or read book The Sun written by Franklyn M. Branley and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2002-05-07 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sun brings heat, warmth, and energy to the Earth. What is the sun made of? How big is it? How far away? Read and find out!
Download or read book Understanding Our Sun written by James Bow and published by Mission: Space Science. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our star is a dynamo of energy that we cannot live without. Readers will enjoy the detailed information about the Sun's makeup and life phases. Special sidebars will draw young enthuiasts into making real-life decisions about harnessing the Sun's power for our use now and for the future.
Download or read book The Sun as a Star written by Roger John Tayler and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As our nearest star, the Sun offers a unique opportunity to study stellar physics in action. Following the success of his previous books, Galaxies and The Stars, Roger Tayler presents the first full picture of how studies of the Sun and the solar system help us understand stars in general and other planetary systems. Using mathematics appropriate for advanced undergraduate students in physics, this textbook provides a broad and wide-ranging introduction to the Sun as a star. Succinct derivations of key results - such as the properties of spectral lines, the theory of stellar oscillations, plasma physics, magnetohydrodynamics and dynamo theory - are provided in a number of handy appendices, ensuring that the book is completely self contained. Altogether, this is an invaluable textbook for students studying the Sun, stars, the solar-terrestrial environment and the formation of planetary systems.
Download or read book The Sun written by David Jefferis and published by Crabtree Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the sun, its physical characteristics, and the history of human observation of the sun.
Download or read book The Sun Is Also a Star written by Nicola Yoon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicola Yoon is back with her second book, and just like Everything, Everything, it's an instant classic with a love story that's just as intense as Maddy and Olly's--get ready for Natasha and Daniel. This book is inspired by Big History (to learn about one thing, you have to learn about everything). In The Sun is Also a Star, to understand the characters and their love story, we must know everything around them and everything that came before them that has affected who they are and what they experience. Two teens--Daniel, the son of Korean shopkeepers, and Natasha, whose family is here illegally from Jamaica--cross paths in New York City on an eventful day in their lives--Daniel is on his way to an interview with a Yale alum, Natasha is meeting with a lawyer to try and prevent her family's deportation to Jamaica--and fall in love.
Download or read book Rebel Star written by Colin Stuart and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2019-10-03 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rebel Star is a timely and essential guide, examining our long-held fascination with the sun, from ancient beliefs, to early scientific studies, and an up-to-date look at what we know - and still don't know - taking us on a thrilling journey to the centre of our solar system.
Download or read book The Sun written by Chaya Glaser and published by Bearport Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 2015 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this book, readers are introduced to the Sun."--
Download or read book The Sun written by Reagan Miller and published by Journey Through Space. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exciting book teaches young readers about the sunEarths nearest star. Astounding photographs and simple text help kids understand the suns features and role in our solar system.
Download or read book The Sun Is a Star written by Dick Frizzell and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The universe -- and everything in it -- is always expanding into tomorrow . . . What a scene, eh? More magic than magic. Magic, mysterious and beautiful. And here we are. On the third rock from the sun, figuring it out.'In this enchanting book for readers of all ages, renowned New Zealand painter Dick Frizzell takes his lifelong interest in the stars, the planets, space and the universe and turns it into a book that demystifies everything from White Dwarves and blackholes to space travel. His artist friends, including John Pule, Greg O'Brien, JohnReynolds, Judy Darragh, Reuben Patterson, Grahame Sydney, Karl Maughan, AniO'Neill, Reg Mombassa and Wayne Youle, provide the illustrations.
Download or read book The Sun Is Kind of a Big Deal written by Nick Seluk and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious nonfiction picture book from the New York Times bestselling author and creator of Awkward Yeti. Oh hey, guess what? The Sun never stops working to keep things on Earth running smoothly. (That's why it's been Employee of the Month for 4.5 billion years.) So why does the Sun get to be the center of attention? Because it's our solar system's very own star! This funny and factual picture book from Awkward Yeti creator Nick Seluk explains every part of the Sun's big job: keeping our solar system together, giving Earth day and night, keeping us warm, and more. In fact, the Sun does so much for us that we wouldn't be alive without it. That's kind of a big deal. Each spread features bite-sized text and comic-style art with sidebars sprinkled throughout. Anthropomorphized planets (and Pluto) chime in with commentary as readers learn about the Sun. For instance, Mars found someone's rover. Earth wants the Sun to do more stuff for it. And Jupiter just wants the Sun's autograph. Funny, smart, and accessible, The Sun Is Kind of a Big Deal is a must-have!
Download or read book The Sun Our Amazing Star written by Patricia Brennan Demuth and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blast off and explore the star of our solar system—the Sun! Billions of stars fill the universe. But for humans, the most important star is the one closest to Earth—the Sun. From vitamin D to solar energy, the Sun provides the power necessary to sustain life on our planet. And as the center of our solar system, the strong gravitational pull from this ball of burning gas keeps all the planets in orbit. Discover the significance of the Sun and its brilliant blaze in this fascinating book!
Download or read book Astrophysics of the Sun written by Harold Zirin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1988-06-23 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an entirely new edition of Harold Zirin's classic text on the solar atmosphere. Combining an introductory course in astrophysics with a comprehensive treatment of the theoretical and observational aspects of our present knowledge of the sun, the book has been completely updated. It includes a large number of spectacular new photographs, including many of the best solar pictures from the world's observatories. Professor Zirin is one of the leading scientists in his field. His lucid writing style, combined with considerable teaching experience, has resulted in a valuable and important textbook of astrophysics.
Download or read book Nearest Star written by Leon Golub and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-02-24 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative and readable introduction to the Sun, our nearest star, from two experienced astronomers, for general science readers.
