عنوان

The Earth and the moon /

(Number (ISBN

0816051941

(Number (ISBN

9780816051946

Number

b757685

Title Proper

The Earth and the moon /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Linda T. Elkins-Tanton.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Chelsea House,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2006.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xxii, 233 pages, 8 pages of plates :

Other Physical Details

illustrations (some color) ;

Dimensions

25 cm.

Series Title

The solar system

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-223) and index.

Text of Note

The Earth -- The Earth: fast facts about a planet in orbit -- Fundamental information about the Earth -- The interior of the Earth -- Moment of inertia -- The brittle crust -- The solid but moving mantle -- High-pressure experiments -- Rheology, or how solids can flow -- The solid and liquid cores -- Magnetic field -- Temperatures, pressures, and compositions -- What is pressure? -- The early evolution of the planet Earth -- Elements and isotopes -- The visible planet -- How old is the Earth's surface? -- Surface features -- Determining age from radioactive isotopes -- Volcanism -- Earthquakes -- Atmosphere, surface conditions, and weather -- Life on Earth -- Dr. Sara Seager and the search for extrasolar planets -- The moon -- The moon: fast facts about the Earth's moon in orbit -- Formation of the moon -- Formation and evolution of the moon -- Formation and crystallization of the lunar magma ocean -- Highlands -- The late heavy meteorite bombardment -- Fossa, sulci, and other terms for planetary landforms -- Basins and volcanism -- The moon's interior and surface today -- The interior -- Surface features -- Remote sensing -- The insignificant magnetic fields and atmosphere -- Water on the moon? -- Missions to the moon -- Planned missions -- Conclusions: the known and the unknown -- Appendix 1: units and measurements -- Fundamental units -- Comparisons among Kelvin, Celsius, and Fahrenheit -- Useful measures of distance -- Definitions for electricity and magnetism -- Prefixes -- Appendix 2: light, wavelength, and radiation -- Appendix 3: a list of all known moons.

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Text of Note

Explores the relationship between the Sun and the Earth and Moon, from the point of view of a planetary scientist, examining the role of the Earth and Moon as recorders of the formation of the solar system.

Earth (Planet), Popular works.

Moon, Popular works.

Earth (Planet)

Moon.

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Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Elkins-Tanton, Linda T.

Date of Transaction

20201204175003.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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