Origin And Evolution Of Planetary And Satellite Systems

Author : Diedrich Möhlmann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783112715604
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Origin and Evolution of Planetary and Satellite Systems written by Diedrich Möhlmann and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No detailed description available for "Origin and Evolution of Planetary and Satellite Systems".

Author : S. K. Atreya
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816511051
Total Pages : 902 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Origin and Evolution of Planetary and Satellite Atmospheres written by S. K. Atreya and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An integrated discussion of the similarities and differences between the atmospheres of various bodies of the solar system, including the Earth.

Author : Dierich Möhlmann
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3112715616
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Origin and Evolution of Planetary and Satellite Systems written by Dierich Möhlmann and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 1989-12-31 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No detailed description available for "Origin and Evolution of Planetary and Satellite Systems".

Author : Alfred E. Ringwood
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461261678
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Origin of the Earth and Moon written by Alfred E. Ringwood and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the beginning of civilization, the origins of the Earth and Moon have been the subjects of continuing interest, speculation, and enquiry. These are also among the most challenging of all scientific problems. They are, perhaps to a unique degree, interdisciplinary, having attracted the attention of philosophers, astronomers, mathematicians, geologists, chemists, and physicists. A large and diverse literature has developed, far beyond the capacity of individuals to assimilate adequately. Consequently, most of those who attempt to present review-syntheses in the area tend to reflect the perspectives of their own particular disciplines. The present author's approach is that of a geochemist, strongly influenced by the basic phil osophy of Harold Urey. Whereas most astronomical phenomena are controlled by gravitational and magnetic fields, and by nuclear interactions, Urey (1952) emphasized that the formation of the solar system occurred in a pressure-temperature regime wherein the chemical properties of matter were at least as important as those of gravitational and magnetic fields. This was the principal theme of his 1952 book, "The Planets," which revolutionized our approach to this subject. In many subsequent papers, Urey strongly emphasized the importance of meteorites in providing critical evidence of chemical conditions in the primordial solar nebula, and of the chemical fractionation processes which occurred during formation of the terrestrial planets. This approach has been followed by most subsequent geochemists and cosmochemists.

Author : Michael Mark Woolfson
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 1783265248
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Formation Of The Solar System, The: Theories Old And New (2nd Edition) written by Michael Mark Woolfson and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2014-09-11 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully-updated second edition remains the only truly detailed exploration of the origins of our Solar System, written by an authority in the field. Unlike other authors, Michael Woolfson focuses on the formation of the solar system, engaging the reader in an intelligent yet accessible discussion of the development of ideas about how the Solar System formed from ancient times to the present.Within the last five decades new observations and new theoretical advances have transformed the way scientists think about the problem of finding a plausible theory. Spacecraft and landers have explored the planets of the Solar System, observations have been made of Solar-System bodies outside the region of the planets and planets have been detected and observed around many solar-type stars. This new edition brings in the most recent discoveries, including the establishment of dwarf planets and challenges to the ‘standard model’ of planet formation — the Solar Nebula Theory.While presenting the most up-to-date material and the underlying science of the theories described, the book avoids technical jargon and terminology. It thus remains a digestible read for the non-expert interested reader, whilst being detailed and comprehensive enough to be used as an undergraduate physics and astronomy textbook, where the formation of the solar system is a key part of the course.Michael Woolfson is Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Physics at University of York and is an award-winning crystallographer and astronomer.

Author : Michael M. Woolfson
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9781420033359
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Origin and Evolution of the Solar System written by Michael M. Woolfson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The origin of the solar system has been a matter of speculation for many centuries, and since the time of Newton it has been possible to apply scientific principles to the problem. A succession of theories, starting with that of Pierre Laplace in 1796, has gained general acceptance, only to fall from favor due to its contradiction in some basic scientific principle or new heavenly observation. Modern observations by spacecraft of the solar system, the stars, and extra-solar planetary systems continuously provide new information that may be helpful in finding a plausible theory as well as present new constraints for any such theory to satisfy. The Origin and Evolution of the Solar System begins by describing historical (pre-1950) theories and illustrating why they became unacceptable. The main part of the book critically examines five extant theories, including the current paradigm, the solar nebula theory, to determine how well they fit with accepted scientific principles and observations. This analysis shows that the solar nebula theory satisfies the principles and observational constraints no better than its predecessors. The capture theory put forward by the author fares better and also indicates an initial scenario leading to a causal series of events that explain all the major features of the solar system.

Author : H. P. Berlage
Publisher : Pergamon
ISBN 13 : 9780080038650
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Origin of the Solar System written by H. P. Berlage and published by Pergamon. This book was released on 1968 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Chambers
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400885566
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Dust to Life written by John Chambers and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The birth and evolution of our solar system is a tantalizing mystery that may one day provide answers to the question of human origins. From Dust to Life tells the remarkable story of how the celestial objects that make up the solar system arose from common beginnings billions of years ago, and how scientists and philosophers have sought to unravel this mystery down through the centuries, piecing together the clues that enabled them to deduce the solar system's layout, its age, and the most likely way it formed. Drawing on the history of astronomy and the latest findings in astrophysics and the planetary sciences, John Chambers and Jacqueline Mitton offer the most up-to-date and authoritative treatment of the subject available. They examine how the evolving universe set the stage for the appearance of our Sun, and how the nebulous cloud of gas and dust that accompanied the young Sun eventually became the planets, comets, moons, and asteroids that exist today. They explore how each of the planets acquired its unique characteristics, why some are rocky and others gaseous, and why one planet in particular--our Earth--provided an almost perfect haven for the emergence of life. From Dust to Life is a must-read for anyone who desires to know more about how the solar system came to be. This enticing book takes readers to the very frontiers of modern research, engaging with the latest controversies and debates. It reveals how ongoing discoveries of far-distant extrasolar planets and planetary systems are transforming our understanding of our own solar system's astonishing history and its possible fate.

Author : S. Ross Taylor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521841860
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planetary Crusts written by S. Ross Taylor and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive reference volume surveys the development of crusts on solid planets and satellites in the solar system.

Author : Kevin H. Baines
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110710677X
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Saturn in the 21st Century written by Kevin H. Baines and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-06 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed overview of Saturn's formation, evolution and structure written by eminent planetary scientists involved in the Cassini Orbiter mission.