Moons of the Solar System

An Illustrated Encyclopedia

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

The first half of this book is devoted to earth's moon. General statistical data are followed by such subjects as eclipses, spacecraft landings, phenomena, mapping, and the hundreds of small and large surface features with the sources of their names. The second half is about the 70 other known moons of the solar system, with size, discovery date and other data. There are 7 appendices and 62 photographs (18 in color).

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-11-21
Mått:152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt:376 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:260
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786473908

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Astronomi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

The late John Stewart was the author of nonfiction books on a variety of topics including African states and rulers, Antarctica, the British Empire, Moons of the solar system, Italian movies, Broadway musicals, the British circus, Lord Byron, and the flight of the Confederate government from Richmond. Winner of numerous reference book awards, he lived in West Jefferson, North Carolina.

Recensioner i media

“this guide to moons near and far shines bright”—Wilson Library Bulletin; “well organized...valuable”—Choice; “no other work presents the information in such a well-organized way and in so much detail”—ARBA.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsPreface A Note on the Naming of Lunar Features Part I Luna, Earth's Moon Lunar Data Luna A-Z Lunar Bibliography Part II Photographs Checklist of Moons Depicted Part III The Other Moons of the Solar System Pronunciation Guide The Other Moons A-Z Part IV Appendices 1. The Moons Planet by Planet 2. Order of Discovery 3. Order of Size 4. Order of Visible Magnitudes 5. Moons with an Atmosphere 6. The Early Discoverers 7. Relevant Space Missions