太陽系百科事典（第３版） Encyclopedia of the Solar System （3RD）

Spohn, Tilman (EDT)/ Breuer, Doris (EDT)/ Johnson, Torrence (EDT)

Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc（2014/04発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 1336 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780124158450
• DDC分類 523.203

Full Description

The Encyclopedia of the Solar System, Third Edition—winner of the 2015 PROSE Award in Cosmology & Astronomy from the Association of American Publishers—provides a framework for understanding the origin and evolution of the solar system, historical discoveries, and details about planetary bodies and how they interact—with an astounding breadth of content and breathtaking visual impact. The encyclopedia includes the latest explorations and observations, hundreds of color digital images and illustrations, and over 1,000 pages. It stands alone as the definitive work in this field, and will serve as a modern messenger of scientific discovery and provide a look into the future of our solar system.

New additions to the third edition reflect the latest progress and growth in the field, including past and present space missions to the terrestrial planets, the outer solar systems and space telescopes used to detect extrasolar planets.

Contents

I: The Solar System

II: Fundamental Planetary Processes and Properties

III: The Sun

IV: Earthlike Planets

V: Earth and Moon as Planets

VI: Asteroids and Comets

VII: Giant Planets and their Satellites

VIII: Beyond the Planets

IX: Exploring the Solar System