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The Lives of the Planets Richard Corfield

The Lives of the Planets By Richard Corfield

The Lives of the Planets by Richard Corfield


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A grand overview of the dynamic and endlessly fascinating backyard of astronomy-our solar system

The Lives of the Planets Summary

The Lives of the Planets: A Natural History of the Solar System by Richard Corfield

Lives of the Planets describes a scientific field in the midst of a revolution. Planetary science has mainly been a descriptive science, but it is becoming increasingly experimental. The space probes that went up between the 1960s and 1990s were primarily generalists-they collected massive amounts of information so that scientists could learn what questions to pursue. But recent missions have become more focused: Scientists know better what information they want and how to collect it. Even now probes are on their way to Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Pluto, with Europa-one of Jupiters moons-on the agenda. In a sweeping look into the manifold objects inhabiting the depths of space, Lives of the Planets delves into the mythology and the knowledge humanity has built over the ages. Placing our current understanding in historical context, Richard Corfield explores the seismic shifts in planetary astronomy and probes why we must change our perspective of our place in the universe. In our era of extraordinary discovery, this is the first comprehensive survey of this new understanding and the history of how we got here.

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GOR006684349
9780465014033
0465014038
The Lives of the Planets: A Natural History of the Solar System by Richard Corfield
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Basic Books
20070626
304
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