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The solar system
Presents a contemporary picture of the solar system, including a description of the Earth, Mars, Venus, cratered worlds, exotic rocks and ices, and giant planets. It is pitched at an introductory level and assumes no previous knowledge of planetary astronomy. Little mathematics is used in the text...
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| Lenguaje: | eng |
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Elsevier Science
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | http://cds.cern.ch/record/2050285 |
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| author | Jones, B W |
| author_facet | Jones, B W |
| author_sort | Jones, B W |
| collection | CERN |
| description | Presents a contemporary picture of the solar system, including a description of the Earth, Mars, Venus, cratered worlds, exotic rocks and ices, and giant planets. It is pitched at an introductory level and assumes no previous knowledge of planetary astronomy. Little mathematics is used in the text and the numerous graphs and diagrams are kept as simple as possible. End of chapter exercises are provided. The book can be used as an end in itself, or as a preparation for more advanced study, for which references are given. |
| id | cern-2050285 |
| institution | Organización Europea para la Investigación Nuclear |
| language | eng |
| publishDate | 2013 |
| publisher | Elsevier Science |
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| spelling | cern-20502852021-04-21T20:06:11Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/2050285engJones, B WThe solar systemAstrophysics and AstronomyPresents a contemporary picture of the solar system, including a description of the Earth, Mars, Venus, cratered worlds, exotic rocks and ices, and giant planets. It is pitched at an introductory level and assumes no previous knowledge of planetary astronomy. Little mathematics is used in the text and the numerous graphs and diagrams are kept as simple as possible. End of chapter exercises are provided. The book can be used as an end in itself, or as a preparation for more advanced study, for which references are given.Elsevier Scienceoai:cds.cern.ch:20502852013 |
| spellingShingle | Astrophysics and Astronomy Jones, B W The solar system |
| title | The solar system |
| title_full | The solar system |
| title_fullStr | The solar system |
| title_full_unstemmed | The solar system |
| title_short | The solar system |
| title_sort | solar system |
| topic | Astrophysics and Astronomy |
| url | http://cds.cern.ch/record/2050285 |
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