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Genre/Form: | Conference papers and proceedings Congresses |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: International Astronomical Union. Symposium (269th : 2010 : Padova, Italy). Galileo's Medicean moons. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 (OCoLC)695581398 |
Named Person: | Galileo Galilei; Galileo Galilei |
Material Type: | Conference publication |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Cesare Barbieri; International Astronomical Union. Symposium; International Astronomical Union. |
ISBN: | 9780521195560 052119556X |
OCLC Number: | 665139365 |
Description: | xxii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
Contents: | 1. Galileo's telescopic observations: the marvel and meaning of discovery / George V. Coyne, S.J. -- 2. Popular perceptions of Galileo / Dava Sobel -- 3. The slow growth of humility / Tobias Owen and Scott Bolton -- 4. A new physics to support the Copernican system. Gleanings from Galileo's works / Giulio Peruzzi -- 5. The telescope in the making, the Galileo first telescopic observations / Alberto Righini -- 6. The appearance of the Medicean Moons in 17th century charts and books. How long did it take? / Michael Mendillo -- 7. Navigation, world mapping and astrometry with Galileo's moons / Kaare Aksnes -- 8. Modern exploration of Galileo's new worlds / Torrence V. Johnson -- 9. Medicean Moons sailing through plasma seas: challenges in establishing magnetic properties / Margaret G. Kivelson, Xianzhe Jia and Krishan K. Khurana -- 10. Aurora on Jupiter: a magnetic connection with the Sun and the Medicean Moons / Supriya Chakrabarti and Marina Galand -- 11. Io's escaping atmosphere: continuing the legacy of surprise / Nicholas M. Schneider -- 12. The Jovian Rings / Wing-Huen Ip -- 13. The Juno mission / Scott J. Bolton and the Juno Science Team -- 14. Seeking Europa's ocean / Robert T. Pappalardo -- 15. Europa lander mission: a challenge to find traces of alien life / Lev Zelenyi, Oleg Korablev, Elena Vorobyova, Maxim Martynov, Efraim L. Akim and Alexander Zakahrov -- 16. Atmospheric moons Galileo would have loved / Sushil K. Atreya -- 17. The study of Mercury / Louise M. Prockter and Peter D. Bedini -- 18. Jupiter and the other giants: a comparative study / Thérèse Encrenaz -- 19. Spectroscopic and spectrometric differentiation between abiotic and biogenic material on icy worlds / Kevin P. Hand, Chris McKay and Carl Pilcher -- 20. Other worlds, other civilizations? / Guy Consolmagno, S.J. -- 21. Concluding remarks / Roger M. Bonnet. |
Series Title: | IAU symposium and colloquium proceedings series. |
Other Titles: | Medician Moons Proceedings of the 269th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in Padova, Italy, January 6-9, 2010 |
Responsibility: | edited by Cesare Barbieri [and others]. |
Abstract:
IAU S269 examines the current vision of our Solar System, in light of Galileo Galilei's astronomical discoveries 400 years ago.
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'these critical reviews examine our present knowledge of the Jupiter system and consider how future space missions and improvements in telescopes will bolster the contemporary vision of our Solar system, of the many known extrasolar planetary systems and of life forms beyond the Solar system.' Spaceflight 'This volume is an excellent summary of the scientific history and studies of the Jovian system, and a reminder of how important Galileo's discovery was in shaping our present-day view of the Universe.' The Observatory Read more...
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