Store besparelser
Hurtig levering
Gemte
Log ind
0
Kurv
Bøger
Bestsellers
Kommer snart
Nyheder
Spil og hobby
Hjem
Kategorier
Bestsellers
Kommer snart
Nyheder
FAQ
Konto
Kontakt
Kurv
  1. Forside
  2. Rock Legends

Rock Legends

- The Asteroids and Their Discoverers
Af: Paul Murdin Engelsk Hardback

Rock Legends

- The Asteroids and Their Discoverers
Af: Paul Murdin Engelsk Hardback
Tjek vores konkurrenters priser

This book relates the history ofasteroid discoveries and christenings, from those of the early pioneeringgiants of Hersehel and Piazzi to modern-day amateurs. Moving from history andanecdotal information to science, the book''s structure is provided by the namesof the asteroids, including one named after the author.

Free from a need to conform toscientific naming conventions, the names evidence hero-worship, sycophancy,avarice, vanity, whimsy, erudition and wit, revealing the human side ofastronomers, especially where controversy has followed the christening. Murdindraws from extensive historical records to explore the debate over these names.Each age reveals its own biases and preferences in the naming process.

<

Originally regarded as “vermin ofthe skies,” asteroids are minor planets, rocky scraps left over from theformation of the larger planets, or broken fragments of worlds that havecollided. Their scientific classification as “minor” planets makes them seemunimportant, but over the past decades asteroids have been acknowledged to bekey players in the Solar System. This view of their starring role even alters thetrajectories of spacecraft: NASA’s policy for new space missions en route tothe outer planets is that they must divert to study passing asteroids wheneverpossible. This book provides for readers a complete tour of the fascinatingworld of asteroids.

Vis mere
Tjek vores konkurrenters priser
Normalpris
kr 364
Fragt: 39 kr
6 - 8 hverdage
20 kr
Pakkegebyr
God 4 anmeldelser på
Tjek vores konkurrenters priser

This book relates the history ofasteroid discoveries and christenings, from those of the early pioneeringgiants of Hersehel and Piazzi to modern-day amateurs. Moving from history andanecdotal information to science, the book''s structure is provided by the namesof the asteroids, including one named after the author.

Free from a need to conform toscientific naming conventions, the names evidence hero-worship, sycophancy,avarice, vanity, whimsy, erudition and wit, revealing the human side ofastronomers, especially where controversy has followed the christening. Murdindraws from extensive historical records to explore the debate over these names.Each age reveals its own biases and preferences in the naming process.

<

Originally regarded as “vermin ofthe skies,” asteroids are minor planets, rocky scraps left over from theformation of the larger planets, or broken fragments of worlds that havecollided. Their scientific classification as “minor” planets makes them seemunimportant, but over the past decades asteroids have been acknowledged to bekey players in the Solar System. This view of their starring role even alters thetrajectories of spacecraft: NASA’s policy for new space missions en route tothe outer planets is that they must divert to study passing asteroids wheneverpossible. This book provides for readers a complete tour of the fascinatingworld of asteroids.

Vis mere
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 207
ISBN-13: 9783319318356
Indbinding: Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 3319318357
Kategori: Forside
Udg. Dato: 27 jul 2016
Længde: 18mm
Bredde: 288mm
Højde: 223mm
Forlag: Springer International Publishing AG
Oplagsdato: 27 jul 2016
Forfatter(e): Paul Murdin
Forfatter(e) Paul Murdin

Kategori Forside

ISBN-13 9783319318356

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 207

Udgave

Længde 18mm

Bredde 288mm

Højde 223mm

Udg. Dato 27 jul 2016

Oplagsdato 27 jul 2016

Forlag Springer International Publishing AG

Kategori sammenhænge