An Introduction to the Solar System
eBook - PDF

An Introduction to the Solar System

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

An Introduction to the Solar System

About this book

Ongoing advances in Solar System exploration continue to reveal its splendour and diversity in remarkable detail. This undergraduate-level textbook presents fascinating descriptions and colour images of the bodies in the Solar System, the processes that occur upon and within them, and their origins and evolution. It highlights important concepts and techniques in boxed summaries, while questions and exercises are embedded at appropriate points throughout the text, with full solutions provided. Written and edited by a team of practising planetary scientists, this third edition has been updated to reflect our current knowledge. It is ideal for introductory courses on the subject, and is suitable for self-study. The text is supported by online resources, hosted at www.cambridge.org/solarsystem3, which include selected figures from the book, self-assessment questions and sample tutor assignments, with outlines of suggested answers.

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Yes, you can access An Introduction to the Solar System by David A. Rothery,Neil McBride,Iain Gilmour in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Physical Sciences & Astronomy & Astrophysics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. An Introduction to the Solar System
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. INTRODUCTION
  7. CHAPTER 1 A TOUR OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
  8. CHAPTER 2 THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS
  9. CHAPTER 3 PLANETARY VOLCANISM – ULTIMA THULE?
  10. CHAPTER 4 PLANETARY SURFACE PROCESSES
  11. CHAPTER 5 ATMOSPHERES OF TERRESTRIAL PLANETS
  12. CHAPTER 6 THE GIANT PLANETS
  13. CHAPTER 7 MINOR BODIES OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
  14. CHAPTER 8 THE ORIGIN OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
  15. CHAPTER 9 METEORITES: A RECORD OF FORMATION
  16. ANSWERS AND COMMENTS
  17. APPENDIX A USEFUL PLANETARY DATA
  18. APPENDIX B SELECTED PHYSICAL CONSTANTS AND UNIT CONVERSIONS
  19. APPENDIX C THE ELEMENTS
  20. GLOSSARY
  21. FURTHER READING
  22. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  23. FIGURE REFERENCES
  24. INDEX