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The Sun We Share: Our Star in Popular Media and Science

The Sun We Share: Our Star in Popular Media and Science - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Kristine LarsenPublish date:2024-11-21Pages:213
Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland and Company, Inc.ISBN-13:9781476691176ISBN-10:1476691177UPC:9781476691176Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Popular Culture, Media StudiesSize:10.00 x 7.00 x 0.45 inchesWeight:0.84Product ID:SCW02N62T8
As the dominant star in our sky, the Sun has been alternately worshipped as a god and viewed as a threat over the course of human history. Despite significant advances in astronomy, the Sun continues to surprise us, most notably in its production of so-called ""space weather"" that impacts technology here on Earth. This unique mixture of familiarity and mystery has made the Sun a main character in popular media over the past three centuries. This book examines how popular media have adapted to our ever-changing understanding of the inner workings of the Sun. It provides a valuable way to observe the inherent problems of communicating science to a non-technical audience. Chapters cut through the widespread hype found on the Internet, and instead explore our ever-improving scientific exploration of the Sun, the persistent misconceptions surrounding it, the fate of the Sun (and its relation to the fate of the Earth) and why, despite comments to the contrary by Oscar Wilde, the average person should care about sunspots.
Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland and Company, Inc.ISBN-13:9781476691176ISBN-10:1476691177UPC:9781476691176Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Popular Culture, Media StudiesSize:10.00 x 7.00 x 0.45 inchesWeight:0.84Product ID:SCW02N62T8
Kristine Larsen is a professor of astronomy at Central Connecticut State University, where her teaching and research focus on the intersections between science and society. Her publications include numerous articles and book chapters on J.R.R. Tolkien's uses of astronomy in his writings.
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.

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