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				Physics and Chemistry of the Solar System , 2nd Ed 655 pages - paperback Academic Press - (isbn 0-12-446744-X) Dec. 2003
	Price:			81,69 EUR
	Author(s):			Lewis, John S.
	Description:			Physics and Chemistry of the Solar System, 2nd Edition, is a comprehensive survey of the planetary physics and physical chemistry of our own solar system. It covers current research in these areas and the planetary sciences that have benefited from both earth-based and spacecraft-based experimentation. These experiments form the basis of this encyclopedic reference, which skillfully fuses synthesis and explanation. Detailed chapters review each of the major planetary bodies as well as asteroids, comets, and other small orbitals. Astronomers, physicists, and planetary scientists can use this state-of-the-art book for both research and teaching. This Second Edition features extensive new material, including expanded treatment of new meteorite classes, spacecraft findings from Mars Pathfinder through Mars Odyssey 2001, recent reflections on brown dwarfs, and descriptions of planned NASA, ESA, and Japanese planetary missions.
	Contents List:			Introduction Astronomical Perspective General Description of the Solar System The Sun and the Solar Nebula The Major Planets Pluto and the Icy Satellites of the Outer Planets Comets and Meteors Meteorites and Asteroids The Airless Rocky Bodies The Terrestrial Planets: Mars, Venus, and Earth Planets and Life about Other Stars Future Prospects Appendix III
	Weight:			1565 g
	Dimensions:			279 x 216
	Publisher:			Elsevier
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