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Solar System Moons: Discovery and Mythology

By Jürgen Blunck (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2010
ISBN
9781405145183
DOI
10.1007/978-3-540-68853-2
LCC
RL71 .E95 2008
Open Library ID
OL18865591M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4002169 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
142\148
Topic
Physics Astronomy
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04
AstronomyObservations and Techniques; Popular Science in As

Description

Starting from Mars outward this concise handbook provides thorough information on the satellites of the planets in the solar system. Each chapter begins with a section on the discovery and the naming of the planet's satellites or rings. This is followed by a section presenting the historic sources of those names. The book contains tables with the orbital and physical parameters of all satellites and is illustrated throughout with modern photos of the planets and their moons as well as historical and mythological drawings. The Cyrillic transcriptions of the satellite names are provided in a register. Readers interested in the history of astronomy and its mythological backgrounds will enjoy this beautiful volume.

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