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Laddar... Lives of the Planets: A Natural History of the Solar Systemav Richard Corfield
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. I was engrossed in this book. The book weaves together information on the planets with the story of how this information was figured out. The last chapters, on the outermost planets/planetoids/whatever you call them, seemed rather perfunctory. But overall a very interesting discussion of a fascinating subject. ( ) inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
Lives of the Planets describes a scientific field in the midst of a revolution. Planetary science has mainly been a descriptive science, but it is becoming increasingly experimental. The space probes that went up between the 1960s and 1990s were primarily generalists-they collected massive amounts of information so that scientists could learn what questions to pursue. But recent missions have become more focused: Scientists know better what information they want and how to collect it. Even now probes are on their way to Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Pluto, with Europa-one of Jupiter's moons-on the agenda. In a sweeping look into the manifold objects inhabiting the depths of space, Lives of the Planets delves into the mythology and the knowledge humanity has built over the ages. Placing our current understanding in historical context, Richard Corfield explores the seismic shifts in planetary astronomy and probes why we must change our perspective of our place in the universe. In our era of extraordinary discovery, this is the first comprehensive survey of this new understanding and the history of how we got here. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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Google Books — Laddar... GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)523.2Natural sciences and mathematics Astronomy Astronomical objects and astrophysics Solar system, planetary systemsKlassifikation enligt LCBetygMedelbetyg:
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