{"product_id":"9780008156114","title":"Aurora : In Search of the Northern Lights","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Windridge, Melanie \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eThe Earth: natural history general\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 23 February 2017 by HarperCollins Publishers (William Collins) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 320 pages, (2x 8-page plate section)\u003cbr\u003e130 x 197 x 22 | 260g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe beautiful aurorae, or northern lights, are the stuff of legends. The ancient stories of the Sami people warn that if you mock the lights they will seize you, and their mythical appeal continues to capture the hearts and imagination of people across the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Aurora explores the visual beauty, ancient myths and science of the northern lights and challenges the popular theory of how the lights are formed. Plasma physicist Melanie Windridge explains this extraordinary and evocative phenomenon, a scientific marvel unlike any other in which the powers of astronomy, geology, magnetism and atomic physics combine to create one of the wonders of the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As Melanie travels in search of the perfect aurora, she uncovers the scientific realities of this plasmic phenomenon full of natural power. She combines the science behind the lights with a fascinating travelogue as she pursues the aurora across the northern hemisphere – from the Arctic Circle to Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43924711276803,"sku":"9780008156114","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9780008156114.jpg?v=1731409237","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.pro\/products\/9780008156114","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}