The Planets, Their Origin and Development
| Author | : Harold Clayton Urey |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 245 |
| Release | : 1952 |
| Genre | : Planetary theory |
| ISBN | : |
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From Dust to Life
| Author | : John Chambers |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 333 |
| Release | : 2017-05-02 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1400885566 |
The remarkable story of how our solar system came to be The birth and evolution of our solar system is a tantalizing mystery that may one day provide answers to the question of human origins. From Dust to Life tells the remarkable story of how the celestial objects that make up the solar system arose from common beginnings billions of years ago, and how scientists and philosophers have sought to unravel this mystery down through the centuries, piecing together the clues that enabled them to deduce the solar system's layout, its age, and the most likely way it formed. Drawing on the history of astronomy and the latest findings in astrophysics and the planetary sciences, John Chambers and Jacqueline Mitton offer the most up-to-date and authoritative treatment of the subject available. They examine how the evolving universe set the stage for the appearance of our Sun, and how the nebulous cloud of gas and dust that accompanied the young Sun eventually became the planets, comets, moons, and asteroids that exist today. They explore how each of the planets acquired its unique characteristics, why some are rocky and others gaseous, and why one planet in particular—our Earth—provided an almost perfect haven for the emergence of life. From Dust to Life is a must-read for anyone who desires to know more about how the solar system came to be. This enticing book takes readers to the very frontiers of modern research, engaging with the latest controversies and debates. It reveals how ongoing discoveries of far-distant extrasolar planets and planetary systems are transforming our understanding of our own solar system's astonishing history and its possible fate.
Planets and Their Atmospheres
| Author | : John S. Lewis |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Total Pages | : 481 |
| Release | : 2013-10-22 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0080924263 |
This work is addressed to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in astronomy, geology, chemistry, meteorology, and the planetary sciences as well as to researchers with pertinent areas of specialization who desire an introduction to the literature across the broad interdisciplinary range of this important topic. Extensive references to the pre-spacecraft literature will be particularly useful to readers interested in the historical development of the field during this century.
Lives of the Planets
| Author | : Richard Corfield |
| Publisher | : Basic Books |
| Total Pages | : 300 |
| Release | : 2007-08-01 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0465008429 |
Lives of the Planets describes a scientific field in the midst of a revolution. Planetary science has mainly been a descriptive science, but it is becoming increasingly experimental. The space probes that went up between the 1960s and 1990s were primarily generalists-they collected massive amounts of information so that scientists could learn what questions to pursue. But recent missions have become more focused: Scientists know better what information they want and how to collect it. Even now probes are on their way to Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Pluto, with Europa-one of Jupiter's moons-on the agenda. In a sweeping look into the manifold objects inhabiting the depths of space, Lives of the Planets delves into the mythology and the knowledge humanity has built over the ages. Placing our current understanding in historical context, Richard Corfield explores the seismic shifts in planetary astronomy and probes why we must change our perspective of our place in the universe. In our era of extraordinary discovery, this is the first comprehensive survey of this new understanding and the history of how we got here.
Formation Of The Solar System, The: Theories Old And New (2nd Edition)
| Author | : Michael Mark Woolfson |
| Publisher | : World Scientific |
| Total Pages | : 441 |
| Release | : 2014-09-11 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1783265248 |
This fully-updated second edition remains the only truly detailed exploration of the origins of our Solar System, written by an authority in the field. Unlike other authors, Michael Woolfson focuses on the formation of the solar system, engaging the reader in an intelligent yet accessible discussion of the development of ideas about how the Solar System formed from ancient times to the present.Within the last five decades new observations and new theoretical advances have transformed the way scientists think about the problem of finding a plausible theory. Spacecraft and landers have explored the planets of the Solar System, observations have been made of Solar-System bodies outside the region of the planets and planets have been detected and observed around many solar-type stars. This new edition brings in the most recent discoveries, including the establishment of dwarf planets and challenges to the ‘standard model’ of planet formation — the Solar Nebula Theory.While presenting the most up-to-date material and the underlying science of the theories described, the book avoids technical jargon and terminology. It thus remains a digestible read for the non-expert interested reader, whilst being detailed and comprehensive enough to be used as an undergraduate physics and astronomy textbook, where the formation of the solar system is a key part of the course.Michael Woolfson is Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Physics at University of York and is an award-winning crystallographer and astronomer.
Life on a Young Planet
| Author | : Andrew H. Knoll |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 300 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9780691120294 |
Knoll explores the deep history of life from its origins on a young planet to the incredible Cambrian explosion, with the very latest discoveries in paleontology integrated with emerging insights from molecular biology and earth system science. 100 illustrations.
Planetary Crusts
| Author | : S. Ross Taylor |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 405 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0521841860 |
This comprehensive reference volume surveys the development of crusts on solid planets and satellites in the solar system.
Origin and Evolution of Earth
| Author | : National Research Council |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 150 |
| Release | : 2008-08-04 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0309134307 |
Questions about the origin and nature of Earth and the life on it have long preoccupied human thought and the scientific endeavor. Deciphering the planet's history and processes could improve the ability to predict catastrophes like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, to manage Earth's resources, and to anticipate changes in climate and geologic processes. At the request of the U.S. Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, and U.S. Geological Survey, the National Research Council assembled a committee to propose and explore grand questions in geological and planetary science. This book captures, in a series of questions, the essential scientific challenges that constitute the frontier of Earth science at the start of the 21st century.
Planets and Life
| Author | : Woodruff T. Sullivan, III |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 1240 |
| Release | : 2007-09-13 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1316264912 |
Astrobiology involves the study of the origin and history of life on Earth, planets and moons where life may have arisen, and the search for extraterrestrial life. It combines the sciences of biology, chemistry, palaeontology, geology, planetary physics and astronomy. This textbook brings together world experts in each of these disciplines to provide the most comprehensive coverage of the field currently available. Topics cover the origin and evolution of life on Earth, the geological, physical and chemical conditions in which life might arise and the detection of extraterrestrial life on other planets and moons. The book also covers the history of our ideas on extraterrestrial life and the origin of life, as well as the ethical, philosophical and educational issues raised by astrobiology. Written to be accessible to students from diverse backgrounds, this text will be welcomed by advanced undergraduates and graduates who are taking astrobiology courses.
