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Discovering The Solar System Is A Comprehensive, Up-to-date Account Of The Solar System And Of The Ways In Which The Various Bodies Have Been Investigated And Modelled. The Approach Is Thematic, With Sequences Of Chapters On The Interiors Of Planetary Bodies, On Their Surfaces, And On Their Atmospheres. Within Each Sequence There Is A Chapter On General Principles And Processes Followed By One Or Two Chapters On Specific Bodies. Discovering The Solar System Is Essential Reading For All Undergraduate Students For Whom Astronomy Or Planetary Science Are Components Of Their Degrees, And For Those At A More Advanced Level Approaching The Subject For The First Time. It Will Also Be Of Great Interest To Non-specialists With A Keen Interest In Astronomy. A Small Amount Of Scientific Knowledge Is Assumed Plus Familiarity With Basic Algebra And Graphs. There Is No Calculus.--jacket. Ch. 1. Sun And Its Family -- Ch. 2. Origin Of The Solar System -- Ch. 3. Small Bodies In The Solar System -- Ch. 4. Interiors Of Planets And Satellites: The Observational And Theoretical Basis -- Ch. 5. Interiors Of Planets And Satellites: Models Of Individual Bodies -- Ch. 6. Surfaces Of Planets And Satellites:

Author

Barrie William Jones

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780471986485

Subjects

Science, Astronomy, Stem