Barrie W. Jones

Discovering the Solar System

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Produktbeschreibung

Carefully balancing breadth of coverage with depth, Discovering the Solar System, Second Edition : Offers a comprehensive introduction, assuming little prior knowledge Includes full coverage of each planet, as well as the moon, europa and titan. The Second Edition includes new material on exoplanetary systems, and a general update throughout.

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Wer die Weiten des Weltraums erforschen will, muss sich zunächst in unserem eigenen Sonnensystem auskennen. Wenn Sie sich in diesem Zusammenhang auf den neuesten Stand bringen wollen, ist dieser Band bestens geeignet: Ohne tiefer gehende Vorkenntnisse vorauszusetzen, beschreibt und erklärt der Autor die Entdeckung, Untersuchung und Modellierung der Sonne, ihrer Planeten mit den zugehörigen Monden und einer Reihe kleinerer Himmelkörper wie Asteroiden, Kometen und Meteoriten. Für diese zweite Auflage wurde das Material zu jedem einzelnen Planeten und zu einigen Monden (Erdmond, Europa, Titan) stark erweitert. Außerdem finden Sie jetzt aktuelle Informationen zur Suche nach Exoplaneten und zu den Ergebnissen der Mars-Rover- und der Cassini-Huygens-Mission.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 14501831000
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 200mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 1048g
• ISBN-13: 9780470018316
• ISBN-10: 0470018313
• Artikelnr.: 22580702

Autorenporträt

Professor Barrie W. Jones, Professor of Astronomy, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK. Has been awarded the David Wynn-Williams Prize for services to Astrobiology, by the Astrobiology Society of Britain in 2006.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables. Preface and Study Guide to the First Edition. Preface to
the Second Edition. 1 The Sun and its Family. 1.1 The Sun. 1.2 The Sun's
Family - A Brief Introduction. 1.3 Chemical Elements in the Solar System.
1.4 Orbits of Solar System Bodies. 1.5 Planetary Rotation. 1.6 The View
from the Earth. 1.7 Summary of Chapter 1. 2 The Origin of the Solar System.
2.1 The Observational Basis. 2.2 Solar Nebular Theories. 2.3 Formation of
the Satellites and Rings of the Giant Planets. 2.4 Successes and
Shortcomings of Solar Nebular Theories. 2.5 Summary of Chapter 2. 3 Small
Bodies in the Solar System. 3.1 Asteroids. 3.2 Comets and Their Sources.
3.3 Meteorites. 3.4 Summary of Chapter 3. 4 Interiors of Planets and
Satellites: The Observational and Theoretical Basis. 4.1 Gravitational
Field Data. 4.2 Magnetic Field Data. 4.3 Seismic Wave Data. 4.4 Composition
and Properties of Accessible Materials. 4.5 Energy Sources, Energy Losses,
and Interior Temperatures. 4.6 Summary of Chapter 4. 5 Interiors of Planets
and Satellites: Models of Individual Bodies. 5.1 The Terrestrial Planets.
5.2 Planetary Satellites, Pluto, EKOs. 5.3 The Giant Planets. 5.4
Magnetospheres. 5.5 Summary of Chapter 5. 6 Surfaces of Planets and
Satellites: Methods and Processes. 6.1 Some Methods of Investigating
Surfaces. 6.2 Processes that Produce the Surfaces of Planetary Bodies. 6.3
Summary of Chapter 6. 7 Surfaces of Planets and Satellites: Weakly Active
Surfaces. 7.1 The Moon. .2 Mercury. 7.3 Mars. 7.4 Icy Surfaces. 7.5 Summary
of Chapter 7. 8 Surfaces of Planets and Satellites: Active Surfaces. 8.1
The Earth. 8.2 Venus. 8.3 Io. 8.4 Icy Surfaces: Europa, Titan, Enceladus,
Triton. 8.5 Summary of Chapter 8. 9 Atmospheres of Planets and Satellites:
General Considerations. 9.1 Methods of Studying Atmospheres. 9.2 General
Properties and Processes in Planetary Atmospheres. 9.3 Summary of Chapter
9. 10 Atmospheres of Rocky and Icy-Rocky Bodies. 10.1 The Atmosphere of the
Earth. 10.2 The Atmosphere of Mars. 10.3 The Atmosphere of Venus. 10.4
Volatile Inventories for Venus, the Earth, and Mars. 10.5 The Origin of
Terrestrial Atmospheres. 10.6 Evolution of Terrestrial Atmospheres, and
Climate Change. 10.7 Mercury and the Moon. 10.8 Icy-Rocky Body Atmospheres.
10.9 Summary of Chapter 10. 11 Atmospheres of the Giant Planets. 11.1 The
Atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn Today. 11.2 The Atmospheres of Uranus and
Neptune Today. 11.3 The Origin of the Giant Planets--A Second Look. 11.4
Summary of Chapter 11. 11.5 The End. Question Answers and Comments.
Glossary. Electronic Media. Further Reading. Index. Plate Section.

Rezensionen

" ... is strongly recommended both for its coverage and its style of presentation ... " - Spaceflight

" ... certainly qualifies as an authoritative text. ... The author clearly has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the subject ... " - Meteoritics and Planetary Science

" ... liberally doused with relevant graphs, tables, and black and white figures of good quality ... " - EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union

" ... one of the best books on the Solar System ... The general accuracy and quality of the content is excellent ... " - Journal of the British Astronomical Association.

"A thorough book for two-semester college-level courses...it also serves astronomers...a suitable book for any college library." (CHOICE, January 2008)

"...is strongly recommended both for its coverage and its style of presentation..." (Spaceflight)

"...certainly qualifies as an authoritative text.... The author clearly has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the subject..." (Meteoritics and Planetary Science)

"...liberally doused with relevant graphs, tables, and black and white figures of good quality..." (EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union)

"...one of the best books on the Solar System.... The general accuracy and quality of the content is excellent..." (Journal of the British Astronomical Association)