Solar System Astrophysics: Background Science and the Inner Solar System & Planetary Atmospheres and the Outer Solar System
Author:   Eugene F. Milone (University of Calgary, USA) ,  William Wilson
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
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9780387731537


Pages:   664
Publication Date:   06 September 2008
Format:   Book
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Solar System Astrophysics: Background Science and the Inner Solar System & Planetary Atmospheres and the Outer Solar System


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This exhaustive work covers solar system astrophysics beginning with basic tools of spherical astronomy, and celestial mechanics. Coverage includes the Earth-Moon system and the interior planets; rocks and minerals, including crystallography; atmospheres, with detailed discussions of circulation, applicable also to discussion of the gas giants. The three giant planets are discussed together. This is followed by chapters on moons and rings, comets and meteors, meteorites and asteroids, and a discussion of extrasolar planets. The material is updated to incorporate the latest discoveries of the Mars Rover and the Saturn Cassini missions.

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Author:   Eugene F. Milone (University of Calgary, USA) ,  William Wilson
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.497kg
ISBN:  

9780387731537


ISBN 10:   0387731539
Pages:   664
Publication Date:   06 September 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Book
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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