Sunce: biografija

Sunce: biografija

David Whitehouse

David Whitehouse, a British astronomer and journalist, creates a living "biography" of our star in the book "The Sun: A Biography," combining history, myth, and science in a journey from the birth of the Sun to its final extinction.

The book is not a dry textbook, but a story full of adventures: from the ancient civilizations that worshiped it as a god (the Egyptians, the Mayans, the Aztecs), through medieval heretics, to modern explorers like Kepler and Newton.

Whitehouse takes the reader through the anatomy of the Sun: a hellish 15 million degree core, a corona that is a million times hotter than the surface, sunspots like magnetic storm clouds, and solar winds that shape the aurora. He describes how the Sun formed 4.6 billion years ago from a cloud of gas, how it sustains life on Earth through photosynthesis and climate, but also threatens with eruptions that could destroy electronics. Stories of pioneers – from Galle, who lost his sight while observing the Sun, to missions like the SOHO satellite – make the book exciting, like science fiction.

The themes are profound: the Sun as the source of life and death, myths that reflect human longing, a future when it will swell into a red giant and swallow the Earth in 5 billion years. Whitehouse's style—lively, accessible, full of interesting facts—makes complex astrophysics fun, ideal for science and history buffs. As a biography, the book reminds us: The Sun is not just a star, but the heart of our universe.

Naslov izvornika
The Sun: A Biography
Prijevod
Lucija Horvat
Dimenzije
21 x 14 cm
Broj strana
365
Nakladnik
Naklada Ljevak, Zagreb, 2007.
 
Latinica. Broširano.
Jezik: Hrvatski.
ISBN
978-9-53178-825-0

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