Galileo's Medicean Moons: Their Impact on 400 Years of Discovery (Proceedings of the 269th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union)

Barbieri, Cesare; Chakrabarti, Supriya; Coradini, Marcello; Lazzarin, Monica

ISBN 10: 052119556X / ISBN 13: 9780521195560

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2010

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Title: Galileo's Medicean Moons: Their Impact on ...

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Publication Date: 2010

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: William Barss

Condition: Very Good+

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis:

IAU Symposium 269 celebrates the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's discovery of the Medicean Moons, Jupiter's four largest satellites, exploring the impact his findings have had on science and the humanities. Galileo's instrumental discovery and his belief that the planets and moons in our Solar System could be habitable worlds encouraged a deeper understanding of our place in the Universe. Today, ongoing space missions to Jupiter's moons, our own Moon, Mars, Saturn, and Enceladus, reveal our continued fascination with the possibilities of alien life, but this time with a focus on potential host sites for primitive life forms. These critical reviews examine our present knowledge of the Jupiter system, and consider how future space missions and improvements in telescopes will bolster the contemporary vision of our Solar System, of the many known extrasolar planetary systems, and of life forms beyond the Solar System.

Book Description:

IAU S269 celebrates the 400th anniversary of Galileo's discovery of Jupiter's largest moons. It examines our current knowledge of the Jupiter system, and considers how future space missions and instruments will improve our understanding of the potential for life in our Solar System and in the many extrasolar planetary systems.