The beating heart of the sun is the very pulse of life on earth.
And from the ancients who plotted its path at Stonehenge to the
modern scientists who unraveled the nuclear fusion reaction that
turns mass into energy, humankind has sought to solve its
mysteries. In this lively biography of the sun, Bob Berman ranges
from its stellar birth to its spectacular future death with a focus
on the wondrous and enthralling, and on the heartbreaking
sacrifice, laughable errors, egotistical battles, and brilliant
inspirations of the people who have tried to understand its power.
What, exactly, are the ghostly streaks of light astronauts see-but
can't photograph-when they're in space? And why is it impossible
for two people to see the exact same rainbow? Why are scientists
beginning to think that the sun is safer than sunscreen? And how
does the fluctuation of sunspots-and its heartbeat-affect
everything from satellite communications to wheat production across
the globe?
Peppered with mind-blowing facts and memorable anecdotes about
spectral curiosities-the recently-discovered "second sun" that
lurks beneath the solar surface, the eerie majesty of a total solar
eclipse-THE SUN'S HEARTBEAT offers a robust and entertaining
narrative of how the Sun has shaped humanity and our understanding
of the universe around us.
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