ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 1963
Oblast: Astronomija
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

Fred L. Whipple - Earth, Moon, and Planets
Harvard University Press, 1963
278 str.
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No Jacket.

The increase in our knowledge of the solar system during the five years since the author last revised this book (1963) greatly exceeds that in the previous two decades. The program of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the space program of the U.S.S.R. have been prime contributors to this rapid progress, but the impetus has carried over to groundbased studies of the Moon and planets as well. The advances in radio and radar astronomy alone are striking, and are continuing at an accelerating pace.

The book is written in nontechnical language and with a lucid, witty style that is readily understandable to the interested layman. Mathematics has been avoided, and scientific methods and processes are described in simple terms. In presenting the latest information about the planets and their moons, Mr. Whipple discusses their origin and evolution, motions, atmospheres, temperatures, surface conditions, the environment essential for life as we know it, and the possibilities of life outside the Earth. He concludes with a discussion of current theories about the origin of the solar system.
Fred L. Whipple was Phillips Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus, Harvard University, and Senior Scientist, Emeritus, Smithsonian Institution Astrophysical Observatory.

Contents (from 1968 edition):
Introducing the Planets
How the System Holds Together
The Discoveries of Neptune and Pluto
Weights and Measures
The Earth
The Earth as an Abode for Life
The Moons Influence on the Earth
Observing the Moon
The Other GiantsSaturn Uranus and Neptune
The Terrestrial PlanetsPluto Mercury and Venus
Mars
Origin and Evolution of the Solar System
Bodes Law
The Star Chart
The Moons Age
Index
The Nature of the Moon 131
Jupiter the Dominating Planet 159


Non-Fiction, Astronomy, Fred Lawrence Whipple