Exploring the Solar System
- ISBN-10
- 1119384915
- ISBN-13
- 9781119384915
- Series
- Exploring the Solar System
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 552
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-03-10
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- Peter Bond
Description
An Exciting and Authoritative Account of the Second Golden Age of Solar System Exploration Award-winning author Peter Bond provides an up-to-date, in-depth account of the sun and its family in the 2nd edition of Exploring the Solar System. This new edition brings together the discoveries and advances in scientific understanding made during the last 60 years of solar and planetary exploration, using research conducted by the world's leading geoscientists, astronomers, and physicists. Exploring the Solar System, 2nd Edition is an ideal introduction for non-science undergraduates and anyone interested in learning about our small corner of the Milky Way galaxy.
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