WORLDS APART: A Textbook in Planetary Sciences

CONSOLMAGNO, GuY & SCHAEFER, Martha

ISBN 10: 0139641319 / ISBN 13: 9780139641312

Published by Prentice-Hall , iNC, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1994

About this Item

Laminated paper-wrapped binding. Black wrap around background with yello photo on upper third. Purple vertical sections on foredge sides of covers EWhite & black print on spine. Whitr print on front cover. Light rubwear on laminate. Tight, sound and unmarked. 323 pages including index.

Seller Inventory # 017129

Bibliographic Details

• Title: WORLDS APART: A Textbook in Planetary Sciences
• Publisher: Prentice-Hall , iNC, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0139641319
• ISBN 13: 9780139641312
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Photo - Illustrated
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: None

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Synopsis

Designed to be accessible to those with a strong general (not professional) interest in planetary science, this volume explores the various aspects of the solar system planet by planet. Along the way, it illustrates by example how science is “done,” and constantly goes beyond the issue of merely “What do we know,” to ask such questions as “What motivates our questions?" and "How do we go about finding the answers?" Begins each chapter with a purely descriptive section about a planet; then includes two sections on topics that are related to the planet in question (e.g., atmospheric chemistry and Venus; the generation of magnetic fields and Jupiter). Later chapters consider more difficult topic such as planetary satellites, comets and the solar wind, and the origin of the solar system. Confines the use of integral calculus and most derivations to separate boxes, and reviews basic concepts of physics and chemistry, in boxes, as necessary. For undergraduate students and general readers interested in planetary science.