The Northern Lights: The True Story of the Man Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Aurora Borealis
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ISBN: 0375409807 / Publisher: Knopf, September 2001
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.
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An in-depth portrait of groundbreaking Norwegian scientist Kristian Birkeland explores his lifelong quest to uncover the mystery of the aurora borealis and explains how his work, unheralded at the time of his death in 1917, transformed modern understanding of the aurora borealis, electromagnetism, comets, and the sun. 75,000 first printing.
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