Description
Book SynopsisPlanetary Science is an exciting, fast-moving, interdisciplinary field with courses taught in a wide range of departments, including astronomy, physics, chemistry, earth sciences and biology. Planets and Planetary Systems is a well-written, concise introductory textbook on the science of planets within our own and other solar systems.
Trade Review“Planets and Planetary Systems is invaluable to students taking courses in planetary science across a wide range of disciplines and of interest to researchers and many keen amateur astronomers, needing an up-to-date introduction to this exciting subject.” (Today Books, 20 September 2012)
Table of ContentsPreface.
Chapter 1: Our Planetary System.
Chapter 2: Other Planetary Systems.
Chapter 3: The Surfaces of the Planets.
Chapter 4: The Interiors of the Planets.
Chapter 5: The Atmospheres of the Planets.
Chapter 6: The Dynamics of Planetary Systems.
Chapter 7: Small Objects in Planetary Systems.
Chapter 8: The Formation of Planetary Systems.
Chapter 9: Life in Planetary Systems.
Answers.
Appendix 1.
Appendix 2.
