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072 0 0 _aSCP
_bPopular Science and Mathematics
_wukslc
082 0 0 _a523.7 COH
_c22
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100 1 0 _aCohen, Richard
_c1947-
245 1 0 _aChasing the Sun:
_bthe epic story of the star that gives us life
_eRichard Cohen
260 0 0 _bSimon & Schuster
_c2010
306 0 0 _axxii, 681 p., [16] p. of plates
_bill. (some col.), maps, ports.
_c24 cm
_ehbk
358 0 0 _b20080506
_cIP
365 0 0 _a30.00
504 0 0 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
520 0 0 _aThe Sun is so powerful, so much bigger than us, that it is a terrifying subject. Yet though we depend on it, we take it for granted. This book is a cultural and scientific history of our relationship with the star that gives us life.
651 0 0 _aSun
651 0 0 _aSun
_xIn art
651 0 0 _aSun
_xIn literature
651 0 0 _aSun
_xReligious aspects
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