Solar System Moons (e-bog) af Blunck, Jurgen
Blunck, Jurgen

Solar System Moons e-bog

875,33 DKK
Starting from Mars outward this concise handbook provides thorough information on the satellites of the planets in the solar system. Each chapter begins with a section on the discovery and the naming of the planet's satellites or rings. This is followed by a section presenting the historic sources of those names. The book contains tables with the orbital and physical parameters of all satellites …
Starting from Mars outward this concise handbook provides thorough information on the satellites of the planets in the solar system. Each chapter begins with a section on the discovery and the naming of the planet's satellites or rings. This is followed by a section presenting the historic sources of those names. The book contains tables with the orbital and physical parameters of all satellites and is illustrated throughout with modern photos of the planets and their moons as well as historical and mythological drawings. The Cyrillic transcriptions of the satellite names are provided in a register.Readers interested in the history of astronomy and its mythological backgrounds will enjoy this beautiful volume. 
E-bog 875,33 DKK
Forfattere Blunck, Jurgen (forfatter)
Forlag Springer
Udgivet 19.09.2009
Genrer Museology and heritage studies
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9783540688532

Starting from Mars outward this concise handbook provides thorough information on the satellites of the planets in the solar system. Each chapter begins with a section on the discovery and the naming of the planet's satellites or rings. This is followed by a section presenting the historic sources of those names. The book contains tables with the orbital and physical parameters of all satellites and is illustrated throughout with modern photos of the planets and their moons as well as historical and mythological drawings. The Cyrillic transcriptions of the satellite names are provided in a register.Readers interested in the history of astronomy and its mythological backgrounds will enjoy this beautiful volume.