Moons and planets

By:

Hartmann, William K

Material type:

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Belmont, Wadsworth Publishing Company: 1999.Edition: 4thDescription: xxi, 428p. : illISBN:

0534546307

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Other classification:

B94 N9 TB

Summary: This text is organized by physical topic (planetary surfaces, planetary interiors, atmosphere, and so on), which allows for comparative planetology. To show the subject as a science, rather than a group of facts, Hartmann develops general principles and applies them to various planets, demonstrating unifying processes that cause similarities and differences among worlds, from ring structure to craters to atmospheric greenhouse effects.

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Textbook

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Appendix 392-395p; Bibliographical references 397-418p; Index 419-428p

This text is organized by physical topic (planetary surfaces, planetary interiors, atmosphere, and so on), which allows for comparative planetology. To show the subject as a science, rather than a group of facts, Hartmann develops general principles and applies them to various planets, demonstrating unifying processes that cause similarities and differences among worlds, from ring structure to craters to atmospheric greenhouse effects.

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