Uranus and Neptune
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2022
Reaktion Books (Verlag)
978-1-78914-641-7 (ISBN)
Reaktion Books (Verlag)
978-1-78914-641-7 (ISBN)
An informative, up-to-date, beautifully illustrated introduction to Uranus, Neptune and their moons.
The most distant planets in our solar system, Uranus and Neptune were unknown by the ancients – Uranus was discovered in the 1780s and Neptune only in the 1840s. Our discovery and observation of both planets has been hampered by their sheer distance from Earth: there has only been one close encounter, Voyager 2 in the late 1980s. The Voyager mission revealed many enticing details about the planets and their moons, but also left many more questions unanswered.
This book is an informative and accessible introduction to Uranus, Neptune and their moons. It takes the reader on a journey from discovery to the most recent observations made from space- and ground-based telescopes, and will appeal to amateur and professional astronomers alike.
The most distant planets in our solar system, Uranus and Neptune were unknown by the ancients – Uranus was discovered in the 1780s and Neptune only in the 1840s. Our discovery and observation of both planets has been hampered by their sheer distance from Earth: there has only been one close encounter, Voyager 2 in the late 1980s. The Voyager mission revealed many enticing details about the planets and their moons, but also left many more questions unanswered.
This book is an informative and accessible introduction to Uranus, Neptune and their moons. It takes the reader on a journey from discovery to the most recent observations made from space- and ground-based telescopes, and will appeal to amateur and professional astronomers alike.
Carolyn Kennett is a writer, researcher, historian and astronomer who lives in Cornwall. She is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, and her books include Celestial Stone Circles of West Cornwall (2018).
| Erscheinungsdatum | 15.01.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Kosmos |
| Zusatzinfo | 100 illustrations, 50 in colour |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 171 x 220 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78914-641-0 / 1789146410 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78914-641-7 / 9781789146417 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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