The northern lights : the true story of the man who unlocked the secrets of the aurora borealis

Summary: A portrait of Norwegian scientist Kristian Birkeland explores his lifelong quest to uncover the mystery of the aurora borealis and explains how his work transformed modern understanding of the aurora borealis, electromagnetism, comets, and the sun.

Record details

ISBN: 9780375409806 :
ISBN: 0375409807 :
Physical Description: print
xv, 297 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Edition: First editon.
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2001.
Copyright: ©2001

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	PART ONE: Aurora Borealis -- Odin's Messengers -- Land of the Lapps -- The castle -- A warning -- "Riddle solved!" -- The cannon -- Mad dogs -- PART TWO: The terrella -- Explosion! -- The furnace -- Ida -- Looking back from space -- The divine option -- Vast, infinite space -- PART THREE: Zodiacal light -- The dusty disc -- War -- Letters from home -- Brittle remains