Solar system astrophysics.dollar5Background science and the inner solar system
[Book]
Eugene F. Milone and William J.F. Wilson
New York :
Springer,
c2008
1 online resource (xiv, 257 p., [6] p. of plates) :
ill. (some col.)
Astronomy and astrophysics library,
0941-7834
Includes bibliographical references and index
Perceptions of the Solar System in History; Basic Tools and Concepts; Celestial Mechanics; The Core of the Solar System: The Sun; General Properties of the Terrestrial Planets; Planetary Heat Flow and Temperatures; Rocks and Minerals; The Moon's Surface, Structure, and Evolution; Surface Science of the Terrestrial Planets
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Covers solar system astrophysics, beginning with basic tools of spherical astronomy and celestial mechanics. This work also covers the Earth-Moon system and the interior planets; rocks and minerals, including crystallography; and, atmospheres, accompanied by discussions of circulation applicable as well as the gas giants
Solar system astrophysics. Background science and the inner solar system.