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The solar system

Title
The solar system / T. Encrenaz, J.-P. Bibring, with the participatin of M. Blanc ; translated by S. Dunlop.
Author
Encrenaz, Thérèse, 1946-
Publication
Berlin ; New York : Springer, 1995.

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Additional Authors
  • Bibring, Jean-Pierre, 1947-
  • Blanc, Michel.
Description
xviii, 349 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.
Series Statement
Astronomy and astrophysics library
Uniform Title
  • Système solaire. English
  • Astronomy and astrophysics library.
Alternative Title
Système solaire.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-346) and index.
Contents
1. General Features of the Solar System -- 2. Methods of Studying the Solar System -- 3. The Formation of the Solar System -- 4. The Interaction of Solar-System Bodies with the Interplanetary Medium / Michel Blanc -- 5. The Inner Planets and their Satellites -- 6. The Asteroids (or "Minor Planets") -- 7. The Giant Planets -- 8. Bodies Without Atmospheres in the Outer Solar System -- 9. Satellites with Atmospheres -- 10. The Comets -- 11. Interplanetary Dust, Micrometeorites and Meteorites -- 12. Conclusions -- Appendix 1. Mobility and Conductivity of Ionospheric Plasma -- Appendix 2. Local Equations for the Magnetic Equilibrium of a Magnetopause.
ISBN
  • 3540588361 (Berlin : acid-free paper)
  • 0387588361 (New York : acid-free paper)
LCCN
94048499
OCLC
  • 31776473
  • ocm31776473
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries