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Beyond Pluto : exploring the outer limits of the solar system /
In the last ten years, the solar system has more than doubled in size. For the first time in almost two centuries an entirely new population of planetary objects has been found. This 'Kuiper Belt' of minor planets beyond Neptune has revolutionised our understanding of how the solar system...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2001.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the last ten years, the solar system has more than doubled in size. For the first time in almost two centuries an entirely new population of planetary objects has been found. This 'Kuiper Belt' of minor planets beyond Neptune has revolutionised our understanding of how the solar system was formed and has finally explained the origin of the enigmatic outer planet Pluto. This is the fascinating story of how theoretical physicists decided that there must be a population of unknown bodies beyond Neptune and how a small band of astronomers set out to find them. What they discovered was a family of ancient planetesimals whose orbits and physical properties were far more complicated than anyone expected. We follow the story of this discovery, and see how astronomers, theoretical physicists and one incredibly dedicated amateur observer have come together to explore the frozen boundary of the solar system. |
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| Notas: | Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 233 pages) : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 0511012632 9780511012631 0511032145 9780511032141 9780521800198 0521800196 9780511536090 0511536097 9781107402614 1107402611 9781139428774 1139428772 0511303351 9780511303357 0511173849 9780511173844 0511153082 9780511153082 9786610430208 6610430209 1107122392 9781107122390 |