Venus

Informationen zum Autor William Sheehan is a noted historian of astronomy and a writer. His books include Mercury (2018) , Saturn (2019), Venus (2022) and The Solar System (2025) in Reaktion’s Kosmos series. He lives in Arizona, and asteroid 16037 is named Sheehan in his honour. Sanjay Shridhar Limaye is based at the University of Wisconsin and has investigated the Venusian atmosphere with Pioneer Venus, Venus Express and Akatsuki missions. Klappentext "This book is a new, beautifully illustrated account of Venus, taking in the most recent research into this mysterious, inhospitable world. The book looks at the history of our observations of the planet, from early astronomy to future space missions, and seeks to shed light on many of the questions that remain unanswered, such as why Venus and the Earth--so similar in size and mass--evolved in such different directions, and how Venus acquired its dense carbon-dioxide atmosphere. Above all, Venus assesses whether life might have escaped from the oven-like temperatures at the surface and evolved to become perpetually airborne--in which case Venus may not be lifeless after all."--Publisher marketing. Zusammenfassung A beautifully illustrated exploration of the mysterious, inhospitable planet Venus.

Product details

• Authors: William Sheehan, Sanjay Shridhar Limaye, William Limaye Sheehan, Sheehan William, Sanjay Shridhar Limaye
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 31.07.2022
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science
• EAN: 9781789145854
• ISBN: 978-1-78914-585-4
• Pages: 256
• Series: Kosmos
• Subjects: NASA, LIFE, Venus, Space, Alien, Evolution, Galileo, Science, Pioneer, astronomy, Astrophysics, HEAT, Nonfiction, Biology, carbon dioxide, space exploration, Observation, ROTATION, Telescope, solar system, AXIS, Volcano, Popular astronomy & space, storms, Popular astronomy and space, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy, Planets, Atmosphere, Extraterrestrial, night sky, Greenhouse effect, Missions, Air Pressure, space mission; space exploration; Galileo; Mariner 10; NASA; greenhouse effect; planets; solar system; astronomy; astrophysics; science; nonfiction; atmosphere; space; missions; akatsuki; venus express; pioneer; observation; evolution; carbon dioxide, Clockwise, airborne, venus express, mariner 10, surface temperature, sister planet, akatsuki