A History of Modern Planetary Physics

Stephen G. (University of Maryland, College Park) Brush

Cambridge University Press, 1996

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Fruitful Encounters surveys the development of twentieth-century theories on the solar system's beginnings. By placing great emphasis on the findings of the Apollo space programme, Professor Brush also discusses ideas about the origin of the Moon, culminating in the establishment of the 'giant impact' theory.

ISBN-13
9780521552141
ISBN-10
0521552141
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1996
Publication date
1996-04-26
Pages
368
Dimensions
240x162x27
Weight
699