Displaying 1 of 1 2011 Format: Book Author: Berman, Bob, author. Title: The sun's heartbeat : and other stories from the life of the star that powers our planet / Bob Berman. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2011, ©2011. Description: viii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Summary: Provides facts about the star at the center of our solar system and describes the life of the sun, from its birth and life as a self-sustaining ultra-H-Bomb fusion explosion, to its spectacular and anticipated future death. Subjects: Sun -- Popular works. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Yon flaming orb -- Genesis -- A strange history of seeing spots -- The heartbeat stops and other peculiar events -- The unit -- Magnetic attraction -- Wild science of the bearded men -- Cautionary tales -- Why Jack loved carbon -- Tales of the invisible -- The sun brings death -- The sun will save your life -- I'm an aquarius. Trust me -- Rhythms of color -- Particle man -- Totality: the impossible coincidence -- That's entertainment -- Cold winds -- Weather outside is frightful -- Tomorrow's sun. Web Site: Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 2010044207 ISBN: 9780316091015 0316091014 Other Number: 668192502 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 296515 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 523.7 Berman Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
