People have been
inspired by the colourful shifting lights of the Aurora Borealis and Aurora
Australis for thousands of years. Bryony Lanigan, Astronomer at Royal
Observatory Greenwich, brings together astronomy, solar physics, geology and
atomic physics as she explores the science behind these magical displays.
Tour the electromagnetic spectrum, learn some elementary atomic physics, meet
a mysterious phenomenon with a decidedly un-mysterious name and get to grips
with the fundamental role of magnets (very, very large ones) in auroral
activity. Lanigan doesn't just stay on Earth, though - she reveals that the
spectacle has been observed elsewhere in our Solar System, too!
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978-1-0687659-3-3 (9781068765933)
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