The Northern Lights: How One Man Sacrificed Love, Happiness and Sanity to Unlock the Secrets of Space

The Northern Lights: How One Man Sacrificed Love, Happiness and Sanity to Unlock the Secrets of Space
ISBN-10
0241140927
ISBN-13
9780241140925
Series
The Northern Lights
Category
Travel / General
Pages
308
Language
English
Published
2001
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton
Author
Lucy Jago

Description

In this non-fiction debut, Lucy Jago tells the fascinating and moving story of visionary scientist, Kristian Birkeland, the man whose quest to solve the mystery of the Northern Lights cost him his sanity, and ultimately his life.

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