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Long before Galileo published his discoveries about Jupiter, lunar craters, and the Milky Way in the Starry Messenger in 1610, people were fascinated with the planets and stars around them. That interest continues today, and scientists are making new discoveries at an astounding rate. Ancient lake b...

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Weitere Verfasser: McFadden, Lucy-Ann Adams, Weissman, Paul Robert, 1947-, Johnson, T. V. (Torrence V.)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic, 2007.
Ausgabe:2nd ed.
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Zusammenfassung:Long before Galileo published his discoveries about Jupiter, lunar craters, and the Milky Way in the Starry Messenger in 1610, people were fascinated with the planets and stars around them. That interest continues today, and scientists are making new discoveries at an astounding rate. Ancient lake beds on Mars, robotic spacecraft missions, and new definitions of planets now dominate the news. How can you take it all in? Start with the new Encyclopedia of the Solar System, Second Edition. This self-contained reference follows the trail blazed by the bestselling first edition. It provides a framework for understanding the origin and evolution of the solar system, historical discoveries, and details about planetary bodies and how they interact . It stands alone as the definitive work in this field, and will serve as a modern messenger of scientific discovery and provide a look into the future of our solar system.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xx, 966 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780080474984
0080474985
9780120885893
0120885891
1281003557
9781281003553
9786611003555
661100355X
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