Title The Sun : A User's Manual Author(s) Vita-Finzi, Claudio Publication Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 2008. Description VIII, 160 p. 30 illus., 20 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note 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 promote skin cancer, cataracts, and mutations in our DNA. Besides providing the warmth and light essential to most animal and plant life, solar energy contributes substantially to global warming. Although the charged particles of the solar wind shield us from harmful cosmic rays, solar storms may damage artificial satellites and cripple communication systems and computer networks. The Sun is the ideal renewable energy source, but its exploitation is still bedevilled by the problems of storage and distribution. Our nearest star, in short, is a complex machine which needs to be treated with caution, and this book will equip every reader with the knowledge that is required to understand the benefits and dangers it can bring ISBN,Price 9781402068812 Keyword(s) 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques 2. Astronomy???Observations 3. ASTROPHYSICS 4. Astrophysics and Astroparticles 5. ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES 6. CLIMATE CHANGE 7. EBOOK 8. EBOOK - SPRINGER 9. GEOPHYSICS 10. Geophysics/Geodesy 11. Observations, Astronomical Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I05896     On Shelf