The Solar System in Close-Up [E-Book] / by John Wilkinson.
In response to the new information gained about the Solar System from recent space probes and space telescopes, the experienced science author Dr. John Wilkinson presents the state-of-the art knowledge on the Sun, solar system planets and small solar system objects like comets and asteroids. He also...
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| Personal Name(s): | Wilkinson, John, author |
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1st ed. 2016. |
| Imprint: |
Cham :
Springer,
2016
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| Physical Description: |
XIV, 291 pages 131 illustrations, 96 illustrations in color (online resource) |
| Note: |
englisch |
| ISBN: |
9783319276298 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/978-3-319-27629-8 |
| Series Title: |
Astronomers' Universe
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| Subject (LOC): |
- The new solar system
- Space probes and telescopes
- The dominant Sun
- Mercury - the messenger
- Venus - the bright goddess
- Earth - the planet of life
- Mars - the red planet
- The Asteroids - a belt of rocks
- Jupiter - king of the planets
- Saturn - the planet of rings
- Uranus - the blue planet
- Neptune - a cold world
- Trans-Neptunian Objects
- Comets.