Title:
Auroras : fire in the sky / Dan Bortolotti ; featuring photographs by Yuichi Takasaka.
ISBN:
9781554076819
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Publication Information:
Richmond Hilll, Ont. ; Buffalo, NY : Firefly Books, 2011.
Physical Description:
143 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 27 cm
Contents:
Night of the crimson sky -- Nature's light show : where science meets splendor -- Stories in the sky : myths and legends of the aurora -- Seeing the light : early attempts to understand the aurora -- Facing the sun : a new century of aurora science -- Frontiers : on the cutting edge of discovery -- Glow getters : experiencing the aurora yourself.
Summary:
"Auroras: Fire in the Sky is filled with depictions of one of nature's greatest spectacles, from gorgeous full-color images by Yuichi Takasaka and remarkable NASA photographs to early renderings by polar explorers and European artists."--Jacket.
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OCLC Number:
ocn709668232
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