The Planet Neptune
An Historical Survey Before Voyager
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1995
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2nd Revised edition
John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-471-96015-7 (ISBN)
John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-471-96015-7 (ISBN)
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Revised and updated to include recent data and photographs obtained by the Voyager 2 mission, this detailed study of the giant planet has been published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Neptune's discovery in 1846. It includes an historical survey of astronomical research on Neptune.
A definitive overview of the events leading up to, and following, the discovery of Neptune in September 1846 - a triumph for the mathematicians who, from its gravitational influences on Uranus, predicted its position so accurately. This second edition will be published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the discovery of Neptune. This book summarizes how our knowledge of this distant planet steadily grew, and represents material collected from a wide range of sources over many years. The research concerning Neptune, undertaken prior to the Voyager 2 fly-by of the planet in August 1989 is included, as is new material obtained following the encounter of Voyager 2 with Neptune.
A definitive overview of the events leading up to, and following, the discovery of Neptune in September 1846 - a triumph for the mathematicians who, from its gravitational influences on Uranus, predicted its position so accurately. This second edition will be published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the discovery of Neptune. This book summarizes how our knowledge of this distant planet steadily grew, and represents material collected from a wide range of sources over many years. The research concerning Neptune, undertaken prior to the Voyager 2 fly-by of the planet in August 1989 is included, as is new material obtained following the encounter of Voyager 2 with Neptune.
The planetary system; the discovery of Neptune; pre-discovery observations and the orbit of Neptune; Lassells ring; Neptune as a planet; structure and appearance of Neptune; the atmosphere of Neptune; radio waves and the Neptunian magnetosphere; rings or arcs?; triton and nereid; origin of the Neptunian system; beyond Neptune; Voyager to Neptune; appendix 1 - data; appendix 2 - Airys account, 13 November 1846.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.11.1995 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Wiley-Praxis Series in Astronomy & Astrophysics |
| Zusatzinfo | photographs |
| Verlagsort | Chichester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 171 x 247 mm |
| Gewicht | 500 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-471-96015-2 / 0471960152 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-471-96015-7 / 9780471960157 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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