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The Giant Planet Jupiter

Door John H. Rogers

Categorie
Ruimtevaart & Astronomie
Boeknummer
#366304-KH15
Titel
The Giant Planet Jupiter
Auteur
Rogers, John H.
Boektype
Paperback hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
Jaar van uitgave
1995
ISBN10
0521410088
ISBN13
9780521410083
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original black boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous (full page) colour photographs, 4to.
Samenvatting
Jupiter is an extraordinarily colorful and dynamic planet. Over its surface one can observe shadows cast by its moons or giant swirling storms that move and evolve. It is because of this richness of visual and physical properties that Jupiter has intrigued amateur and professional astronomers and has been the goal of several space missions. This highly illustrated volume provides a comprehensive and accessible account of Jupiter and its satellites, synthesizing data from amateur and professional astronomers and space missions. It reviews systematic telescopic observations that have stretched over more than 100 years, in addition to modern observations and theories, and the wealth of data from the Pioneer, Voyager, and Ulysses space missions. As the first full account of Jupiter in thirty-f... (Lees verder)ive years, this volume provides the definitive account of Jupiter for advanced amateur astronomers, professional astronomers and planetary scientists.
Pagina's
418
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 12,50

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