Solar System Astrophysics, 2nd Edition
Background Science and the Inner Solar System
$81.84
- Paperback
335 pages
- Release Date
17 September 2016
Summary
The second edition of Solar System Astrophysics: Background Science and the Inner Solar System provides new insights into the burgeoning field of planetary astronomy. As in the first edition, this volume begins with a rigorous treatment of coordinate frames, basic positional astronomy, and the celestial mechanics of two and restricted three body system problems. Perturbations are treated in the same way, with clear step-by-step derivations. Then the Earth’s gravitational potential f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781493938605 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1493938606 |
| Author: | Eugene F. Milone, William J.F. Wilson |
| Publisher: | Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Imprint: | Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 335 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 17 September 2016 |
| Weight: | 5.39kg |
| Dimensions: | 155mm x 235mm |
| Series: | Astronomy and Astrophysics Library |
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Critics Review
From the book reviews:
“As a textbook I found it excellent. Although I’ve taken master’s level courses on astronomy at the university there was a lot of interesting content, and what I loved the most, were the ‘Challenges’ at the end of each chapter – mostly problems where you need to calculate something or derive an equation. … If you want a detailed account of the inner solar system, I think this is the book to dive into.” (Kadri Tinn, AstroMadness.com, January, 2015)
“This second edition … provides ‘new insights’ on the topic and contains additional material on the sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, and other areas. … The writing is lucid and the discussions are easy to follow. This valuable addition to college libraries will also be welcome on the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in the solar system. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (A. Spero, Choice, Vol. 52 (1), September, 2014)
Eugene F. Milone
Eugene Milone has been Professor of Physics, Astronomy, and Astrophysics for 35 years, and has taught at the University of Calgary, San Diego State University, and Ruhr-Universität Bochum. He is a member of the International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society, Canadian Astronomical Society, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, New York Academy of Science, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, International Dark Sky Society, and the International Symposia.
William Wilson has been Professor of Physics, Astronomy, and Astrophysics at the University of Calgary for 30 years. He has spent 15 years teaching courses in Solar System Astrophysics and Stellar Structure and Evolution. His research areas are stellar evolution and stellar properties.
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