Bibliograph

Chasing the sun, the epic story of the star that gives us life, Richard Cohen

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Chasing the sun, the epic story of the star that gives us life, Richard Cohen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 519-552) and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Chasing the sun

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

537641228

Responsibility statement

Richard Cohen

Sub title

the epic story of the star that gives us life

Summary

Presents a chronicle of humanity's historical, mythological and scientific relationship with the sun, drawing on various world cultures to explore such topics as the religious beliefs of Ancient Egypt, Galileo's early discoveries of sun spots and the modern world's efforts to address global warming

Table Of Contents

Sunrise : Mount Fuji -- The sun before science : Telling stories ; Celebrating the seasons ; The three thousand witnesses ; Terrors of the sky -- Discovering the sun : The first astronomers ; Enter the Greeks ; Gifts of the Yellow Emperor ; The sultan's turret ; The Earth moves ; Strange seas of thought ; Eclipses and enlightenment ; The sun dethroned -- The sun on Earth : Sunspots ; The qualities of light ; Beneath the beating sun ; Skin deep ; The breath of life ; The dark biosphere -- Harnessing the sun : The heavenly guide ; Of calendars and dials ; How time goes by ; The sun in our pocket -- Inspired by a star : The vital symbol ; Drawing on the sun ; Negative capabilities ; Talk of the day ; Busie Old Foole ; The rising star of politics -- The sun and the future : Over the horizon ; Under the weather ; The impossible and beyond ; The death of the sun -- Sunset : the Ganges

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