New Worlds

Extrasolar Planets

AvFabienne Casoli,Thérèse Encrenaz

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

Exoplanet, extrasolar planet, exoEarth, exojupiter: neologisms still absent from many dictionaries. Another surprise about exoplanets is that many of them have very elliptical orbits, while the planets of the solar system have much more circular orbits.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-04-25
Mått:170 x 244 x 14 mm
Vikt:402 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Springer Praxis Books
Antal sidor:188
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9780387449067

Utforska kategorier

Astronomi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Biologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Recensioner i media

From the reviews: "The story ... told in this translation of a French book in vivid language and with plenty of colour illustrations, with careful, explanations of terms to make the account accessible to non-specialists. ... this book is a great introduction to the exciting topic of planetary systems beyond our own." (Fred Taylor, BBC Sky at Night, August, 2007) "New Worlds discusses theories of planetary system formation - what our own solar system tells us, and how that has been changed by the new systems being found today. ... New Worlds asks questions about life in the universe - how we define it, how to search for it, and where we might find it in other star systems. ... The book is recommended for astronomy and general science collections." (David White, ACADEMIA, December, 2007)

Innehållsförteckning

Extrasolar planets: the Holy Grail of astronomers.- In search of exoplanets.- Twelve years of discovery.- What do we learn from our own solar system?.- The formation of planetary systems.- Life in the Universe.- Future projects.