Published by Brand: Bell Pond Books, 1999
ISBN 10: 0880104686 ISBN 13: 9780880104685
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Good. 2. The colorful light of the aurora borealis appears in the sparsely populated polar regions of the North during its long winter nights. Little is known about this ethereal occurrence, which provides dazzling displays of ghostly light and movement. The author has spent years studying the aurora, and in this book he reveals the mythology that surrounds the aurora in various northern cultures as well as the science behind the phenomenon as it has developed through history.The author also records various responses to the aurora, from Aristotle to modern geophysicists, and from different cultures and traditions, thus charting the gradual understanding of this most awe-inspiring experience. Demonstrating the influence of the Sun in the creation of the aurora, Falck-Ytter also compares the northern lights with other light phenomena, such as lightning and rainbows.Beautifully illustrated, this book offers a conprehensive understanding of a very mysterious dynamic that has fascinated and alarmed northern communities for millennia.
Published by Brand: Bell Pond Books, 2002
ISBN 10: 0880105054 ISBN 13: 9780880105057
Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Condition: new.
Published by Brand: Bell Pond Books, 2000
ISBN 10: 0880104716 ISBN 13: 9780880104715
Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Condition: new.
Published by Brand: Bell Pond Books, 2007
ISBN 10: 0880105844 ISBN 13: 9780880105842
Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Condition: new.
Published by Brand: Bell Pond Books, 1999
ISBN 10: 0880104686 ISBN 13: 9780880104685
Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Condition: NEW.
Published by Brand: Bell Pond Books, 2004
ISBN 10: 0880105151 ISBN 13: 9780880105156
Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Condition: new. Zonneveld, Famke (illustrator).
Published by Brand: Bell Pond Books, 2006
ISBN 10: 0880105747 ISBN 13: 9780880105743
Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Condition: new.