--Spokes and braids in the rings of Saturn
--Eddying currents around Jupiter's Great Red Spot
--Volcanic eruptions on the satellite Io
These are the images from Voyager that have made headlines and
captured the public imagination. Now, a giant of twentieth century
astronomy guides us on a literary voyage of discovery that retraces
the steps of this and other recent space probes--Viking, Mariner,
Pioneer, as well as Russian efforts--that have revolutionized our
understanding of Earth's nearest neighbors. Every step of the way,
Fred Whipple provides the basic foundation in astronomy that
enables the reader to be not merely awed and entranced but
thoroughly informed, with a solid and satisfying understanding of
the workings of our solar system.
In a dazzling combination of text and illustrations, "Orbiting
the Sun" offers vistas that rival science fiction:
--mountains on Mars twice the height of Everest
--thunderstorms and sulfuric acid clouds on Venus
--the possibility of liquid nitrogen oceans on Titan
But the author also explores in precise detail the tests carried
out by the Viking Lander that with virtual certainty have ruled out
the hope of finding life on Mars.
This completely revised and updated edition of Whipple's classic
"Earth, Moon, and Planets" once again presents Earth within its
planetary context. This view allows us to speculate on such
provocative concepts as the connection between an asteroid
collision and the extinction of the dinosaurs. But the most obvious
enhancement of this new edition is the stunning photographs, that
include the eerie panorama of the Martian landscape taken from the
Viking Landers, the dramatic sweep of Saturn's thousand rings, and
full color port raits of the Jovian moons--the battered face of
Callisto, Europa with its web of thin scratches, the
"superhighways" of Ganymede, and Io with its volcanic plumes.
Fred Whipple has introduced two generations of student and
amateur astronomers to the wonders of the solar system. In
"Orbiting the Sun" he will charm and inform an entirely new
audience.
General
Imprint: |
Harvard University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Harvard Books on Astronomy, 2 |
Release date: |
April 2014 |
First published: |
October 2013 |
Authors: |
Fred L. Whipple
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
|
Pages: |
351 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-674-59361-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Astronomy, space & time >
General
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LSN: |
0-674-59361-8 |
Barcode: |
9780674593619 |
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