Planetary Sciences
Imke de Pater
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Description for Planetary Sciences
hardcover. Updated second edition taking in the latest measurements. An authoritative introduction for graduate students in the physical sciences. Num Pages: 688 pages, 300 b/w illus. 32 colour illus. 300 exercises. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 253 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1606.
An authoritative introduction for graduate students in the physical sciences, this award-winning textbook explains the wide variety of physical, chemical, and geological processes that govern the motions and properties of planets. This updated second edition has been revised and improved while maintaining its existing structure and organization. Many data tables and plots have been updated to account for the latest measurements. A new Appendix focuses on recent discoveries since the second edition was first published. These include results from Cassini, Kepler, MESSENGER, MRO, LRO, Dawn at Vesta, Curiosity, and others, as well as many ground-based observatories. With over 300 exercises ... Read more
An authoritative introduction for graduate students in the physical sciences, this award-winning textbook explains the wide variety of physical, chemical, and geological processes that govern the motions and properties of planets. This updated second edition has been revised and improved while maintaining its existing structure and organization. Many data tables and plots have been updated to account for the latest measurements. A new Appendix focuses on recent discoveries since the second edition was first published. These include results from Cassini, Kepler, MESSENGER, MRO, LRO, Dawn at Vesta, Curiosity, and others, as well as many ground-based observatories. With over 300 exercises ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
1609g
Number of Pages
688
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107091610
SKU
V9781107091610
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Imke de Pater
Imke de Pater is a Professor in the departments of Astronomy and of Earth and Planetary Science at the University of California, Berkeley, and is affiliated with the Delft Institute of Earth Observation and Space Systems (DEOS) at the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. She began her career observing and modeling Jupiter's synchrotron radiation, followed by detailed investigations of ... Read more
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