The Solar System in Close-Up
In response to the new information gained about the Solar System from recent space probes and space telescopes, the experienced science author Dr. John Wilkinson presents the state-of-the art knowledge on the Sun, solar system planets and small solar system objects like comets and asteroids. He also describes space missions like the New Horizon's space probe that provided never seen before pictures of the Pluto system; the Dawn space probe, having just visited the asteroid Vesta, and the dwarf planet Ceres; and the Rosetta probe inorbit around comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko that has sent extraordinary and most exciting pictures. Those and a…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-3-319-27629-8
- EAN: 9783319276298
- Produktnummer: 19802199
- Verlag: Springer-Verlag GmbH
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 291 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 11'908 KB
- Auflage: 1st ed. 2016
- Abbildungen: 35 schwarz-weiße und 96 farbige Abbildungen, Bibliographie
Über den Autor
Dr. John Wilkinson is an experienced science author having recently written The Moon in Close-up (Springer 2010), and New eyes on the Sun (Springer 2012) and 100+ science textbooks published for Australian schools. Science textbooks have been published by Macmillan Australia and Oxford University Press (Australia). John is a science educator and former university lecturer in Physics and Science Education, 30 years as a secondary science teacher. He writes regular Astronomy articles for Australian Science Teachers Journal, Lab Talk, and Australian Astronomy magazines. John completed his Masters degree and PhD in science education at LaTrobe University, Melbourne. He has research interests in science education and astronomy.
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