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Rock Legends
- The Asteroids and Their Discoverers
Af: Paul Murdin
Engelsk
Bogcover for Rock Legends af Paul Murdin, 9783319318356
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
207
ISBN-13:
9783319318356
Indbinding:
Hardback
ISBN-10:
3319318357
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
27 jul 2016
Størrelse i cm:
22,3 x 28,8 x 1,8
Forlag:
Serie:
Oplagsdato:
27 jul 2016
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Rock Legends

- The Asteroids and Their Discoverers
Af: Paul Murdin
Engelsk
Hardback 2016
Format:
Hardback
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This book relates the history of asteroid discoveries and christenings, from those of the early pioneering giants of Hersehel and Piazzi to modern-day amateurs. Moving from history and anecdotal information to science, the book''s structure is provided by the names of the asteroids, including one named after the author.

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

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Originally regarded as “vermin of the skies,” asteroids are minor planets, rocky scraps left over from the formation of the larger planets, or broken fragments of worlds that have collided. Their scientific classification as “minor” planets makes them seem unimportant, but over the past decades asteroids have been acknowledged to be key players in the Solar System. This view of their starring role even alters the trajectories of spacecraft: NASA’s policy for new space missions en route to the outer planets is that they must divert to study passing asteroids whenever possible. This book provides for readers a complete tour of the fascinating world of asteroids.

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
207
ISBN-13:
9783319318356
Indbinding:
Hardback
ISBN-10:
3319318357
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
27 jul 2016
Størrelse i cm:
22,3 x 28,8 x 1,8
Forlag:
Serie:
Oplagsdato:
27 jul 2016
Forfatter(e):
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