The Solar System (Astronomy & Astrophysics Library)

Thérèse Encrenaz; M. Blanc; Therese Encrenas

ISBN 10: 3540588361 / ISBN 13: 9783540588368

Published by Springer, 1900

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Light cover wear, address label on first page, otherwise very good condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Solar System (Astronomy & Astrophysics Library)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 1900
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540588361
• ISBN 13: 9783540588368
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Rev.
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 26 ounces

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Synopsis

This text treats our knowledge of the solar system from an astrophysical point of view. Part 1 deals with the formation of the solar system and its interaction with the interplanetary medium. Part 2 presents its various objects: planets and satellites, asteroids, comets and interplanetary dust. The final sections on comparative planetology, open questions and future space exploration round off an introduction to a field which has grown dramatically following the space missions of the last fifteen years. In this second corrected and revised edition students and lecturers in astronomy and planetary science as well as planet observers will find a mine of up-to-date information.

From the Back Cover

This text treats our knowledge of the solar system from an astrophysical point of view. Part 1 deals with the formation of the solar system and its interaction with the interplanetary medium. Part 2 presents its various objects: planets and satellites, asteroids, comets, trans-neptunian objects and interplanetary dust. The final sections on extrasolar planetary systems and on the search for life in the Universe round off an introduction to a field that has grown dramatically following the space missions of the last twenty years.

Over the last decade many exciting observations have helped to reshape our understanding of the solar system and planetary science. In the third corrected and revised edition of this classic on the astrophysics of our solar system, students and lecturers in astronomy and planetary science as well as planet observers will find a mine of up-to-date information.