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The Sun, Mercury and Venus (The Solar System)
Linda Elkins-Tanton
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Description for The Sun, Mercury and Venus (The Solar System)
Hardcover. Discusses the innermost solar system and the importance of the Sun's energy on orbiting bodies. This volume covers the geological characteristics of Venus in relation to the Sun and the rest of the solar system. It is useful for those interested in understanding the science and history behind the exploration of the three celestial bodies. Num Pages: 144 pages, 35-50 black-&-white photographs & 30-40 line illustrations, index, tables & charts, gloss. BIC Classification: YQS. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 235 x 187 x 20. Weight in Grams: 658.
In 350 B.C.E., Aristotle, the great Greek philosopher, wrote that the Earth is the center of the solar system, and that all the other bodies in the solar system orbit the Earth while set into a complex series of spheres. However, in 1514 C.E., Nicolas Copernicus, a Prussian scientist and canon in the Catholic church, challenged these previous beliefs, theorizing that the center of the universe is not the Earth, but the Sun, that the distance from the Earth to the Sun is imperceptible compared to the distance to the stars, and that the apparent retrograde motion of the planets ... Read more
In 350 B.C.E., Aristotle, the great Greek philosopher, wrote that the Earth is the center of the solar system, and that all the other bodies in the solar system orbit the Earth while set into a complex series of spheres. However, in 1514 C.E., Nicolas Copernicus, a Prussian scientist and canon in the Catholic church, challenged these previous beliefs, theorizing that the center of the universe is not the Earth, but the Sun, that the distance from the Earth to the Sun is imperceptible compared to the distance to the stars, and that the apparent retrograde motion of the planets ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Chelsea House Pub (L)
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780816051939
SKU
V9780816051939
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About Linda Elkins-Tanton
Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, Ph.D., has a doctorate in geology and geophysics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is an expert on volcanic processes in terrestrial planets, effects of meteorite impacts, early lunar evolution, and the connections between meteorite impacts, flood basalts, and global extinction events. She has been published in the journals Geology, Earth, and Planetary Science Letters; ... Read more
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