The Northern Lights
Subtitle: secrets of the Aurora Borealis
By: by Dr. Syun-Ichi Akasofu ; in collaboration with Jack Finch and Jan Curtis.
Contributors: Finch, Jack.; Curtis, Jan, 1952-; Akasofu, Syun-Ichi.
Edition: New ed.
Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Portland, OR
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780882407555
Subjects: Auroras
Notes: Prev. ed.: Secrets of the Aurora Borealis. Anchorage : Alaska Geographic Society, 2002.

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