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Solar System
"A concise, illustrated guide to the solar system." Just as explorers of the sixteenth century unveiled the night skies, the Hubble space telescope and space probes such as Voyager, Pioneer and Cassini are expanding our knowledge of the planetary world.
New fields of research are opening up such as the exploration of the populous world of the asteroids and comets. Scientists have recently discovered a new family of transneputnal bodies as far away as Neptune's orbit. This discovery may even lead to the demotion of Pluto from a planet to a one of these smaller bodies.
This comprehensive reference explains the origin of stars and the sun and extensively covers each planet. Illustrated with spectacular photographs and meticulous color diagrams.
Key sections cover: The solar system and the sun Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars Outer Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto Minor Bodies: comets, asteroids and meteorites
A detailed directory of web sites direct readers to relevant sources of information. The Solar System is an appealing, authoritative reference for any stargazer.
New fields of research are opening up such as the exploration of the populous world of the asteroids and comets. Scientists have recently discovered a new family of transneputnal bodies as far away as Neptune's orbit. This discovery may even lead to the demotion of Pluto from a planet to a one of these smaller bodies.
This comprehensive reference explains the origin of stars and the sun and extensively covers each planet. Illustrated with spectacular photographs and meticulous color diagrams.
Key sections cover: The solar system and the sun Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars Outer Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto Minor Bodies: comets, asteroids and meteorites
A detailed directory of web sites direct readers to relevant sources of information. The Solar System is an appealing, authoritative reference for any stargazer.
- GenresNonfictionScience
Hardcover
First published October 1, 2003
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Giovanni Caprara
47 books3 followersGiovanni Caprara (Verona, 1948) è un giornalista italiano, editorialista scientifico, storico della scienza e dello spazio.
Dopo gli studi in ingegneria al Politecnico di Milano si dedica a tempo pieno al giornalismo scientifico, entrando nel 1979 nella redazione scientifica del Corriere della Sera. Nel 2002 il direttore del Corriere lo nomina redattore capo responsabile delle pagine della scienza. Dal 2013 è editorialista scientifico del Corriere della Sera. Oltre che per Il Corriere ha scritto per altre testate tra cui El País e Aviation Week and Space technology, la più importante rivista internazionale in ambito aerospaziale. Dal 2010 è presidente dell'UGIS, Unione Giornalisti Italiani Scientifici, fondata a Milano nel 1966.
Dopo gli studi in ingegneria al Politecnico di Milano si dedica a tempo pieno al giornalismo scientifico, entrando nel 1979 nella redazione scientifica del Corriere della Sera. Nel 2002 il direttore del Corriere lo nomina redattore capo responsabile delle pagine della scienza. Dal 2013 è editorialista scientifico del Corriere della Sera. Oltre che per Il Corriere ha scritto per altre testate tra cui El País e Aviation Week and Space technology, la più importante rivista internazionale in ambito aerospaziale. Dal 2010 è presidente dell'UGIS, Unione Giornalisti Italiani Scientifici, fondata a Milano nel 1966.
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December 2, 2017
This is an amazing reference book of the solar system, and even an entertaining read straight through. Caprara does an amazing job tying this all together, and helped educate a younger me, and, upon re-visitation, provided me with a new appreciation for space.
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