Discovering the Solar System (eBook)

Discovering the Solar System, Second
Edition covers the Sun, the planets, their satellites
and the host of smaller bodies that orbit the Sun. This book offers
a comprehensive introduction to the subject for science students,
and examines the discovery, investigation and modelling of these
bodies. Following a thematic approach, chapters cover
interiors, surfaces and the atmospheres of major bodies, including
the Earth. The book starts with an overview of the Solar System and
its origin, and then takes a look at small bodies, such as
asteroids, comets and meteorites.

Carefully balancing breadth of coverage with depth,
Discovering the Solar System, Second Edition:

* Offers a comprehensive introduction, assuming little prior
knowledge

* Includes full coverage of each planet, as well as the moon,
Europa and Titan. The Second Edition includes new material on
exoplanetary systems, and a general update throughout.

* Presents latest results from the Mars Rover and Cassini-Huygens
missions

* Includes a colour plate section

* Contains 'stop and think' questions embedded in the
text to aid understanding, along with questions at the end of major
sections. Answers are provided at the end of the book.

* Provides summaries at the end of each chapter, and a glossary
at the end of the book

Praise for the First Edition:

"(...) essential reading for all undergraduate students (...)
and for those at a more advanced level approaching the subject for
the first time." THE SCIENCE BOOK BOARD BOOK REVIEW

"One of the best books on the solar system I have seen.
The general accuracy and quality of the content is
excellent." JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH ASTRONOMICAL
ASSOCIATION