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Solar System Moons
Jurgen Blunck
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Description for Solar System Moons
Hardback. Starting from Mars outward, this concise and illustrated handbook provides thorough information on the satellites of the planets in the solar system. Readers interested in the history and mythological backgrounds of astronomy will enjoy this beautiful volume. Num Pages: 142 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 378.
Starting from Mars outward this concise handbook provides thorough information on the satellites of the planets in the solar system. Each chapter begins with a section on the discovery and the naming of the planet’s satellites or rings. This is followed by a section presenting the historic sources of those names. The book contains tables with the orbital and physical parameters of all satellites and is illustrated throughout with modern photos of the planets and their moons as well as historical and mythological drawings. The Cyrillic transcriptions of the satellite names are provided in a register.
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Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
Number of Pages
142
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540688525
SKU
V9783540688525
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Solar System Moons
From the reviews: “This work primarily concerns itself with the discovery and subsequent naming of our current tally of planetary satellites; a tally incessantly growing. … the book practically doubles as a literary study of myths and legends. … This book immediately becomes an essential reference work on the Solar System and a fitting memorial to its author.” (Steve ... Read more