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Zusatztext "...is strongly recommended both for its coverage and its style of presentation..." (Spaceflight)"...certainly qualifies as an authoritative text.... The author clearly has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the subject..." (Meteoritics and Planetary Science)"...liberally doused with relevant graphs! tables! and black and white figures of good quality..." (EOS! Transactions of the American Geophysical Union)"...one of the best books on the Solar System.... The general accuracy and quality of the content is excellent..." (Journal of the British Astronomical Association) Informationen zum Autor Professor Barrie W. Jones, Professor of Astronomy, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK. Has been awarded the David Wynn-Williams Prize for services to Astrobiology, by the Astrobiology Society of Britain in 2006. Klappentext Discovering the Solar System, Second Edition is a comprehensive, up-to-date, account of the Solar System and the ways in which the various bodies have been investigated and modelled. The approach, well received in the first edition, is thematic - the book includes sequences of chapters on the interiors of planetary bodies, their surfaces, and their atmospheres. Within each sequence there is a chapter on general principles and processes, followed by either one or two chapters on specific bodies. Liberally illustrated with diagrams, black and white photographs and colour plates, the book also features: Tables of essential data End of section questions with full answers Summaries at the end of each chapter Discovering the Solar System, Second Edition is essential reading for all undergraduate students for whom astronomy or planetary science are components of their degrees as well as for those at a more advanced level approaching the subject for the first time. It is also suitable for anyone with a keen interest in astronomy. A small amount of scientific knowledge is assumed in addition to a familiarity with basic algebra and graphs. The author is Emeritus Professor of Astronomy at the Open University, an institution dedicated to supported distance learning, where Professor Jones has acquired much a lot of experience in writing clear texts that promote active reading. Zusammenfassung Discovering the Solar System, Second Edition covers the Sun, the planets, their satellites and the host of smaller bodies that orbit the Sun. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the subject for science students, and examines the discovery, investigation and modelling of these bodies. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables. Preface and Study Guide to the First Edition. Preface to the Second Edition. 1 The Sun and its Family. 1.1 The Sun. 1.1.1 The Solar Photosphere. 1.1.2 The Solar Atmosphere. 1.1.3 The Solar Interior. 1.1.4 The Solar Neutrino Problem. 1.2 The Sun's Family - A Brief Introduction. 1.2.1 The Terrestrial Planets and the Asteroids. 1.2.2 The Giant Planets. 1.2.3 Pluto and Beyond. 1.3 Chemical Elements in the Solar System. 1.4 Orbits of Solar System Bodies. 1.4.1 Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion. 1.4.2 Orbital Elements. 1.4.3 Asteroids and the Titius-Bode Rule. 1.4.4 A Theory of Orbits. 1.4.5 Orbital Complications. 1.4.6 Orbital Resonances. 1.4.7 The Orbit of Mercury. 1.5 Planetary Rotation. 1.5.1 Precession of the Rotation Axis. 1.6 The View from the Earth. 1.6.1 The Other Planets. 1.6.2 Solar and Lunar Eclipses. 1.7 Summary of Chapter 1. 2 The Origin of the Solar System. 2.1 The Observational Basis. 2.1.1 The Solar System. 2.1.2 Exoplanetary Systems. 2.1.3 Star Formation. 2.1.4 Circumstellar Discs. 2.2 Solar Nebular Theories. 2.2.1 Angular Momentum in the Solar ...
