The Northern Lights : secrets of the Aurora Borealis

Author(s)

Bibliographic Information

The Northern Lights : secrets of the Aurora Borealis

by Syun-Ichi Akasofu ; in collaboration with Jack Finch and Jan Curtis ; edited by Tricia Brown

Alaska Northwest Books, c2009

Available at  / 2 libraries

Search this Book/Journal

Note

"Portions of this book were previously published in March 2002 by The Alaska Geographic Society〓 as Vol. 29, No. 1, as Secrets of the Aurora Borealis, an Alaska Geographic serial publication (ISSN 0361-1353), edited by Penny Rennick" -- On t.p. verso

Bibliography: p. 184-187

Includes index

Contents of Works

  • Auroral legends
  • Auroral sightings in ancient times and medieval days
  • The Aurora and polar explorers
  • The Aurora and northern settlers
  • Earliest ideas about the Aurora
  • Pioneers of modern Auroral science
  • Basic facts about the Aurora
  • Auroral displays: auroral substorm
  • What kind of auroral displays are you watching?
  • Solving the riddle of the Aurora
  • Solar actions
  • 21st-century progress in Auroral science
  • Photographing the Aurora

Details

  • NCID
    BB24303981
  • ISBN
    • 9780882407555
  • LCCN
    2008042040
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Portland, OR
  • Pages/Volumes
    192 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
  • Classification
  • Subject Headings
Page Top