Sun (The Galaxy)

Vogt, Gregory

ISBN 10: 0736805168 ISBN 13: 9780736805162

Publisher: Bridgestone Books, 2000

Synopsis

Discusses the rotation, interior, surface features, atmosphere, and exploration of the Sun, including solar flares and the Sun's place in the solar system.

About this title

About the Author:

Gregory L. Vogt is a Capstone Press author.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-5?Supported by plenty of spectacular, full-color photographs, many from a joint Japanese-U.S. orbiting telescope, this account of the sun's turbulent structure and behavior should spark a fascination with matters astronomical in even the most earthbound readers. Despite an occasional inanity?"If the Sun didn't exist, we wouldn't either"?Vogt picks out intriguing details and demonstrates physical principles with practiced ease. He touches on unexplained phenomena, such as why the outer layer of the solar atmosphere is hotter than the inner, and speculates on the past and future of the sun and solar system. The information seems up to date and reliable, though the author does not get into types of stars and scants the history of solar research. Books of wider scope, such as the author's own Solar System (Holt, 1995), are more economical choices for smaller collections. However, largely thanks to the illustrations, The Sun outshines many of the older surveys, such as Isaac Asimov's The Sun (Gareth Stevens, 1994) or Michael George's The Sun (Child's World, 1992).?John Peters, New York Public Library
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About this edition

• Publisher: Bridgestone Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0736805168
• ISBN 13: 9780736805162
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 24