Fire of life
Subtitle: the Smithsonian book of the Sun.
Contributors: Smithsonian Institution.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Smithsonian Exposition Books; distributed by Norton
Published: 1981
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C.]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
Subjects: Photobiology; Solar energy; Sun
Description: Explores man's perception of and relation to the sun from earliest times to the present, discussing the sun's origin, solar energy, and facts and theories that implicate the sun in near-disasters and including hundreds of photographs and illustrations.
Notes: Includes index.