History of modern planetary physics: volume 3, the origin of the solar system and of the moon from chamberlain to apollo, a: fruitful encounters
Auteur :
Brush, Stephen G.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521101448
Date de publication :
18 déc. 2008
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
520 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Fruitful Encounters surveys the development of twentieth-century theories on the solar system's beginnings. By placing great emphasis on the findings of the Apollo space programme, Professor Brush also discusses ideas about the origin of the Moon, culminating in the establishment of the 'giant impact' theory.