The Sun (gnv64) torrent

TITLE : The Sun
AUTHOR : Dr. Parul R. Sheth
PUBLISHER : National Book Trust, New Delhi
YEAR : 2005
ISBN : 81-237-4424-2
GENRE : Popular Science
PAGES : xviii + 124 pages, with illustrations
FORMAT : Scanned PDF with OCR, bookmarks & covers.
CONTENTS :
Acknowledgemen ts vii
Foreword ix
Preface xiii
1. Our Star in Cosmos 1
2. Natural Events 26
3. Plants and the Sun 63
4. Animals and the Sun 72
5. Energy of the Sun 79
6. Sun and You 101
7. Sun will Shine Upon Us 121
Appendix 123

ABOUT THE BOOK : The Sun is a life-giver, forever shining and giving out
light and heat. It sustains the life and activity on earth.
The fiery mass is also the driving force behind weather
patterns, creating rainbows and rain, providing solar
energy and life threatening illnesses as well. The list is
endless. The Sun plays an important part in our
development as a modern social society and continues
to influence us today and for many years to come.
This book will appeal to all those who are curious to
know more about the wonders pertaining to the mindblowing
effects of our nearest star on the natural events
that occur on the Earth, on plants, animals and human
beings.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR : Dr. Parul R. Sheth, recipient of the C.B. Sharma
National Award for Science Communicators, 2003, is a
renowned science writer. After completing M.Sc. in
Organic Chemistry from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai,
she obtained her doctorate in Biochemistry from Seth
G.S. Medical College, Mumbai. She worked at the
Institute for Research in Reproduction, Indian Council
of Medical Research (ICMR) before joining the editorial
board of Science Today. She has to her credit many
research papers, popular science books and articles in
various newspapers and magazines. She has also
contributed to many science programmes broadcast by
the All India Radio