Unlocking the Moon's Secrets tells the fascinating story of how scientists solved the mystery of the Moon's origin and the cause of the Moon's craters. By showing how science evolves, complete with misunderstandings, contentious arguments, difficult to relinquish assumptions, and shifting views as new facts come to light, we can finally understand our Moon.
Unlocking the Moon's Secrets tells the fascinating story of how scientists solved the mystery of the Moon's origin and the cause of the Moon's craters. By showing how science evolves, complete with misunderstandings, contentious arguments, difficult to relinquish assumptions, and shifting views as new facts come to light, we can finally understand our Moon.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
James Lawrence Powell, Retired, formerly Director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, served as Acting President of Oberlin, President of Franklin and Marshall College, President of Reed College, and President of the Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia. He has written a number of books, the most recent of which is The 2084 Report: An Oral History of the Great Warming (2020). It followed Deadly Voyager: The Ancient Comet Strike That Changed Earth and Human History (2020). He also recently contributed to The Universe As It Really Is (2018).
Inhaltsangabe
Dedication Introduction Chapter 1. The Ancient Astronomers Part I: The Origin of the Moon's Craters Chapter 2. Pioneers of Modern Astronomy Chapter 3. Mapping and Measuring Chapter 4. The Moon's Myriad Craters Chapter 5. Colliding Moonlets Chapter 6. Cryptic Craters Chapter 7. To the Moon Part II: The Origin of the Moon Chapter 8. The Rise and Fall of the Nebular Hypothesis Chapter 9. We Go into Space Chapter 10. Rosetta Stone of the Solar System Chapter 11. Volcanism on the Moon Chapter 12. Giant Impact Chapter 13. Green Light for Giant Impact Chapter 14. Mother of Selene Chapter 15. Simulating Giant Impact Chapter 16. Summing Up and Looking Ahead Acknowledgements Bibliography Endnotes
Dedication Introduction Chapter 1. The Ancient Astronomers Part I: The Origin of the Moon's Craters Chapter 2. Pioneers of Modern Astronomy Chapter 3. Mapping and Measuring Chapter 4. The Moon's Myriad Craters Chapter 5. Colliding Moonlets Chapter 6. Cryptic Craters Chapter 7. To the Moon Part II: The Origin of the Moon Chapter 8. The Rise and Fall of the Nebular Hypothesis Chapter 9. We Go into Space Chapter 10. Rosetta Stone of the Solar System Chapter 11. Volcanism on the Moon Chapter 12. Giant Impact Chapter 13. Green Light for Giant Impact Chapter 14. Mother of Selene Chapter 15. Simulating Giant Impact Chapter 16. Summing Up and Looking Ahead Acknowledgements Bibliography Endnotes
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