Solar system: the Sun & planets books

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The Formation and Early Evolution of Stars: From Dust to Stars and Planets

The Formation and Early Evolution of Stars: From Dust...

Author: Norbert S. Schulz
ISBN: 9783642441684
Format: Paperback
$343.17

This book details complex physical processes involved in the creation and early evolution of stars. It illustrates...  Read More >>

The Asteroid Threat: Defending Our Planet from Deadly Near-Earth Objects

The Asteroid Threat: Defending Our Planet from Deadly...

Author: William E. Burrows
ISBN: 9781616149130
Format: Paperback
$40.99

Presents a realistic, workable plan for defusing a potentially lethal threat from a rogue asteroid or comet. The...  Read More >>

The Rise and Fall of COMSAT: Technology, Business, and Government in Satellite Communications

The Rise and Fall of COMSAT: Technology, Business, and...

Author: D. Whalen
ISBN: 9781349484737
Format: Paperback
$290.37

After pioneering this technology and growing the market, COMSAT fell prey to changes in government policy and to...  Read More >>

The Rise and Fall of COMSAT: Technology, Business, and Government in Satellite Communications

The Rise and Fall of COMSAT: Technology, Business, and...

Author: D. Whalen
ISBN: 9781137396914
Format: Hardback
$290.37

After pioneering this technology and growing the market, COMSAT fell prey to changes in government policy and to...  Read More >>

The Observer's Guide to Planetary Motion: Explaining the Cycles of the Night Sky

The Observer's Guide to Planetary Motion: Explaining...

Author: Dominic Ford
ISBN: 9781493906284
Format: Paperback
$118.77

This guide not only tabulates positions but also explains the orbital mechanics that dictate how the planets and...  Read More >>

Orbital Motion in Strongly Perturbed Environments: Applications to Asteroid, Comet and Planetary Satellite Orbiters

Orbital Motion in Strongly Perturbed Environments: Applications...

Author: Daniel J. Scheeres
ISBN: 9783642431630
Format: Paperback
$659.97

The proposed book will provide a detailed, technical introduction to the analysis of orbital motion in strongly...  Read More >>

The Inequalities in the Motion of the Moon Due to the Direct Action of the Planets

The Inequalities in the Motion of the Moon Due to the...

Author: Ernest W. Brown
ISBN: 9781107664739
Format: Paperback
$93.12

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Alien Skies: Planetary Atmospheres from Earth to Exoplanets

Alien Skies: Planetary Atmospheres from Earth to Exoplanets...

Author: Frédéric J. Pont
ISBN: 9781461485537
Format: Paperback
$87.09

Based on cutting-edge research, this book uses a grand tour of the atmospheres of other planet to shine a new light...  Read More >>

Encyclopedia of the Solar System

Encyclopedia of the Solar System

Author: Tilman Spohn (DLR Institut fur Planetenforschung, Berlin, Germany) ,  Doris Breuer (Institut fur Planetenforschung, Berlin, Germany)
ISBN: 9780124158450
Format: Hardback
$475.20

Presents a framework for understanding the origin and evolution of the solar system, historical discoveries, and...  Read More >>

Plasma Astrophysics: Kinetic Processes in Solar and Stellar Coronae

Plasma Astrophysics: Kinetic Processes in Solar and...

Author: Arnold O. Benz
ISBN: 9789401750882
Format: Paperback
$448.77

This textbook is intended as an introduction to the physics of solar and stellar coronae, emphasizing kinetic plasma...  Read More >>

Properties and Interactions of Interplanetary Dust: Proceedings of the 85th Colloquium of the International Astronomical Union, Marseille, France, July 9–12, 1984

Properties and Interactions of Interplanetary Dust:...

Author: L. Giese ,  P. Lamy
ISBN: 9789401089128
Format: Paperback
$290.37

Investigation of the interplanetary dust cloud is characterized by contributions from quite different methods and...  Read More >>

Nonlinear Optics of Free Atoms and Molecules

Nonlinear Optics of Free Atoms and Molecules

Author: D.C. Hanna ,  M.A. Yuratich
ISBN: 9783662134931
Format: Paperback
$145.17

Laser physics and nonlinear optics are fields which have been intimately con­ nected from their beginning. This...  Read More >>

Cyclical Variability in Stellar Winds: Proceedings of the ESO Workshop Held at Garching, Germany, 14 – 17 October 1997

Cyclical Variability in Stellar Winds: Proceedings of...

Author: Lex Kaper ,  Alexander W. Fullerton
ISBN: 9783662113929
Format: Paperback
$145.17

It is well known that stellar winds are variable, and the fluctuations are often cyclical in nature. Since very...  Read More >>

Space Solar Physics: Theoretical and Observational Issues in the Context of the SOHO Mission

Space Solar Physics: Theoretical and Observational Issues...

Author: Jean Claude Vial ,  Karine Bocchialini
ISBN: 9783662141984
Format: Paperback
$145.17

This is a fair overview of the basic problems in Solar Physics. The lecturers' involvement in the SOHO mission guarantees...  Read More >>

Dynamics of Satellites / Dynamique des Satellites: Symposium Paris, May 28–30, 1962 / Symposium Paris, 28–30 Mai 1962

Dynamics of Satellites / Dynamique des Satellites: Symposium...

Author: Maurice Roy
ISBN: 9783642481321
Format: Paperback
$145.17

Depuis Ie lancement de SPOUTNIK I par l'Union Sovietique Ie 4 Octobre 1957, des experiences humaines de Mecanique...  Read More >>

The Solar Dynamics Observatory

The Solar Dynamics Observatory

Author: Phillip Chamberlin ,  William Dean Pesnell
ISBN: 9781489992291
Format: Paperback
$448.77

Articles within also describe calibration results and data processing pipelines that are critical to understanding...  Read More >>

Harvesting Space for a Greener Earth

Harvesting Space for a Greener Earth

Author: Greg Matloff ,  C Bangs
ISBN: 9781461494256
Format: Paperback
$100.29

Space-based terrestrial power generation systems will work synergistically with Earth-based conservation. This...  Read More >>

John Couch Adams and the Discovery of Neptune

John Couch Adams and the Discovery of Neptune

Author: Harold Spencer Jones
ISBN: 9781107691896
Format: Paperback
$25.85

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The Martian Surface: Composition, Mineralogy, and Physical Properties

The Martian Surface: Composition, Mineralogy, and Physical...

Author: Jim Bell
ISBN: 9780511415104
Format: Electronic book text
$330.00

Phenomenal new observations from Earth-based telescopes and Mars-based orbiters, landers, and rovers have dramatically...  Read More >>

Volcanism on Io: A Comparison with Earth

Volcanism on Io: A Comparison with Earth

Author: Ashley Gerard Davies
ISBN: 9781107665408
Format: Paperback
$108.65

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Titan: Interior, Surface, Atmosphere, and Space Environment

Titan: Interior, Surface, Atmosphere, and Space Environment...

Author: Ingo Müller-Wodarg (Imperial College London) ,  Caitlin A. Griffith (University of Arizona)
ISBN: 9780521199926
Format: Hardback
$302.74

This comprehensive reference examines the physical processes that shape the fascinating atmospheric structure and...  Read More >>

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