E-Book, Englisch, 138 Seiten
Moore Moore on Mercury
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-84628-760-2
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
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The Planet and the Missions
E-Book, Englisch, 138 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-84628-760-2
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
In his inimitable, easy-going style, Patrick Moore describes Mercury. He writes of the professional astronomers who have observed it over the centuries, amateur observations, and the past, present and future space missions to this extraordinary world. In doing so he has written the most up-to-date book about Mercury for amateur astronomers. Mercury is one of the more difficult objects for astronomers to observe because of its close proximity to the Sun. However, amateur astronomers can see the planet and its ever-changing phases all year, and sometimes watch it transit the Sun - the next transit is in November 2006, followed by one in May 2016.
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Weitere Infos & Material
1;Title Page;4
2;Copyright Page;5
3;Acknowledgements;6
4;Table of Contents;7
5;1Lift-off;8
6;2 Elusive Planet;12
7;3 "Messenger of the Gods";19
8;4 Mercury in the Solar System;26
9;5 Crossing the Sun;32
10;6 Ghost Planet;41
11;7Through the Telescope;51
12;8 Mapping Mercury;59
13;9Mariner 10;68
14;10Cratered World;75
15;11Around Mercury;86
16;12 Return to Mercury;106
17;13Life on Mercury?;116
18;14 A Trip to Mercury;120
19;15Mercurian Base;126
20;Appendix 1 Data for Mercury;131
21;Appendix 2 Phenomena of Mercury;133
22;Bibliography;135
23;Index;136
