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Material Type: | Internet resource |
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Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
John S Lewis |
ISBN: | 012446744X 9780124467446 |
OCLC Number: | 318364104 |
Description: | xiii, 655 p. : il. ; 28 cm. |
Contents: | IntroductionAstronomical PerspectiveGeneral Description of the Solar SystemThe Sun and the Solar NebulaThe Major PlanetsPluto and the Icy Satellites of the Outer Planets Comets and MeteorsMeteorites and AsteroidsThe Airless Rocky BodiesThe Terrestrial Planets: Mars, Venus, and EarthPlanets and Life about Other StarsFuture ProspectsAppendix III |
Series Title: | International geophysics series, v. 87. |
Responsibility: | John S. Lewis. |
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Praise for the previous edition:"John Lewis has pulled together an incredible compendium of knowledge of the planetary sciences serving the needs of both students and practicing scientists..."- ICARUS "...the best study of the subject I have ever read...complete, well written, with a style that is both lively and elegant."- PHYSICS WORLD"...a very comprehensive summary of the results of research in this field. There are many diagrams and photographs used for illustration that make it easy to understand."- REVIEWS OF ASTRONOMICAL TOOLS"...I am sure that every serious university library will be required to obtain a copy."- METEORITES AND PLANETARY SCIENCE Read more...

