Solar system astrophysics.dollar5Background science and the inner solar system
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Eugene F. Milone and William J.F. Wilson
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2008
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xiv, 257 p., [6] p. of plates) :
Other Physical Details
ill. (some col.)
SERIES
Series Title
Astronomy and astrophysics library,
ISSN of Series
0941-7834
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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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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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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
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Solar system astrophysics. Background science and the inner solar system.