Solar system: the Sun & planets books

2435 books were found.

Aeronomy of the Earth's Atmosphere and Ionosphere

Aeronomy of the Earth's Atmosphere and Ionosphere

Author: Archana Bhattacharyya ,  Mangalathayil Ali Abdu
ISBN: 9789401777827
Format: Paperback
$448.77

This book is a multi-author treatise on the most outstanding research problems in the field of the aeronomy of the...  Read More >>

Climate and Weather of the Sun-Earth System (CAWSES): Highlights from a Priority Program

Climate and Weather of the Sun-Earth System (CAWSES):...

Author: Franz-Josef Lübken
ISBN: 9789401778541
Format: Paperback
$448.77

CAWSES (Climate and Weather of the Sun-Earth System) is the most important scientific program of SCOSTEP (Scientific...  Read More >>

Dictionary of Minor Planet Names

Dictionary of Minor Planet Names

Author: Lutz D. Schmadel
ISBN: 9783662517352
Format: Paperback
$791.97

This 6th edition of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names has expanded by more than 7,000 entries, now covering more...  Read More >>

Introduction to Planetary Science: The Geological Perspective

Introduction to Planetary Science: The Geological Perspective...

Author: Gunter Faure ,  Teresa M. Mensing
ISBN: 9789402404647
Format: Paperback
$263.97

This textbook emphasizes key basic principles of planetary science that help to unify the study of the solar system....  Read More >>

Magnetic Cloud Boundary Layers and Magnetic Reconnection

Magnetic Cloud Boundary Layers and Magnetic Reconnection...

Author: Yi Wang
ISBN: 9783662516065
Format: Paperback
$290.37

This thesis focuses on magnetic reconnection processes in the boundary layer of the interplanetary magnetic cloud....  Read More >>

Human Missions to Mars: Enabling Technologies for Exploring the Red Planet

Human Missions to Mars: Enabling Technologies for Exploring...

Author: Donald Rapp
ISBN: 9783319330921
Format: Paperback
$659.97

Chapter 4 discusses a wide range of elements critical to a human Mars mission, including life support consumables,...  Read More >>

Land Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change: NASA's Earth Observing System and the Science of ASTER and MODIS

Land Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change:...

Author: Bhaskar Ramachandran ,  Christopher O. Justice
ISBN: 9781493950416
Format: Paperback
$871.17

Land Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change: The Science of ASTER and MODIS is an edited compendium of contributions...  Read More >>

Space Manifold Dynamics: Novel Spaceways for Science and Exploration

Space Manifold Dynamics: Novel Spaceways for Science...

Author: Ettore Perozzi ,  Sylvio Ferraz-Mello
ISBN: 9781493939671
Format: Paperback
$448.77

Obtained by applying the dynamical system approach to mission design, space manifold dynamics represent a fascinating...  Read More >>

Suizhou Meteorite: Mineralogy and Shock Metamorphism

Suizhou Meteorite: Mineralogy and Shock Metamorphism...

Author: Xiande Xie ,  Ming Chen
ISBN: 9783662515334
Format: Paperback
$145.17

This book introduces the unusual shock-related mineralogical features of the shocked Suizhou L6 (S5) meteorite....  Read More >>

The Dynamic Magnetosphere

The Dynamic Magnetosphere

Author: William Liu ,  Masaki Fujimoto
ISBN: 9789402405156
Format: Paperback
$290.37

Despite the plethora of monographs published in recent years, few cover recent progress in magnetospheric physics...  Read More >>

Self-Organized Criticality in Astrophysics: The Statistics of Nonlinear Processes in the Universe

Self-Organized Criticality in Astrophysics: The Statistics...

Author: Markus Aschwanden
ISBN: 9783662506066
Format: Paperback
$448.77

Markus Aschwanden introduces the concept of self-organized criticality (SOC) and shows that due to its universality...  Read More >>

ROSETTA: ESA's Mission to the Origin of the Solar System

ROSETTA: ESA's Mission to the Origin of the Solar System...

Author: Rita Schulz ,  Claudia Alexander
ISBN: 9781493939466
Format: Paperback
$580.77

Comets consist of the most primitive material in the solar system and to understand the earliest epoch of solar...  Read More >>

The Hunt for Vulcan: How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet and Deciphered the Universe

The Hunt for Vulcan: How Albert Einstein Destroyed a...

Author: Thomas Levenson
ISBN: 9781784973988
Format: Paperback
$19.99

An elegant and entertaining account explaining the strange history of the (non-existent) Planet Vulcan, which confounded...  Read More >>

The Ethics of Space Exploration

The Ethics of Space Exploration

Author: James S.J. Schwartz ,  Tony Milligan
ISBN: 9783319398259
Format: Hardback
$343.17

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A History of the Solar System

A History of the Solar System

Author: Claudio Vita-Finzi ,  Mark Biddiss
ISBN: 9783319338484
Format: Paperback
$79.17

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Rock Legends: The Asteroids and Their Discoverers

Rock Legends: The Asteroids and Their Discoverers

Author: Paul Murdin
ISBN: 9783319318356
Format: Hardback
$85.36

This book relates the history of asteroid discoveries and christenings, from those of the early pioneering giants...  Read More >>

Jump Into Science: Sun

Jump Into Science: Sun

Author: Steve Tomecek ,  National Geographic Kids
ISBN: 9781426323683
Format: Paperback
$16.99

Jump in and follow our brightest star to learn all about the sun – what it is, how it works, and why we all depend...  Read More >>

Your Guide to the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse

Your Guide to the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse

Author: Michael E. Bakich
ISBN: 9783319276304
Format: Paperback
$100.29

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Imaging Sunlight Using a Digital Spectroheliograph

Imaging Sunlight Using a Digital Spectroheliograph

Author: Ken M. Harrison
ISBN: 9783319248721
Format: Paperback
$118.77

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The Caloris Network: A Scientific Novel

The Caloris Network: A Scientific Novel

Author: Nick Kanas
ISBN: 9783319305776
Format: Paperback
$52.77

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The State of Deformation in Earthlike Self-Gravitating Objects

The State of Deformation in Earthlike Self-Gravitating...

Author: Wolfgang H. Müller ,  Wolf Weiss
ISBN: 9783319325781
Format: Paperback
$116.41

The book culminates in a multi-layer model for planet Earth according to the PREM Model (Preliminary Earth Model)...  Read More >>

Gravitation, Inertia and Weightlessness: Centrifugal and Gyroscopic Effects of the n-Body System's Interaction Energy

Gravitation, Inertia and Weightlessness: Centrifugal...

Author: V.I. Ferronsky
ISBN: 9783319322902
Format: Hardback
$290.37

This work discusses the problem of physical meaning of the three main dynamical properties of matter motion, namely...  Read More >>

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