The Sun A User's Manual /

• Main Author: Vita-Finzi, Claudio (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Subjects: Physics.; Geophysics.; Atmospheric sciences.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astrophysics.; Climate change.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Climate Change.; Atmospheric Sciences.

The Sun is an account of the many ways in which our nearest star affects our planet, how its influence has changed over the last few centuries and millennia, and the extent to which we can predict its future impact. The Sun's rays foster the formation of Vitamin D by our bodies, but it can also...