Planets: Ours and Others - From Earth to Exoplanets
What is a planet? The answer may seem obvious; still, the definition of a planet has continuously evolved over the centuries, and their number has changed following successive discoveries. In 2006, the decision endorsed by the International Astronomical Union to remove Pluto from the list of planets has well illustrated the difficulty associated with their definition. The recent discovery of hundreds of exoplanets around nearby stars of our Galaxy opens a new and spectacular dimension to astrophysics. We presently know very little about the physical nature of exoplanets. In contrast, our knowledge on solar system planets has made huge progres…
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- ISBN: 978-981-4525-15-2
- EAN: 9789814525152
- Produktnummer: 15162454
- Verlag: World Scientific Pub Co Inc
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 187 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.1 cm 307 g
- Gewicht: 307
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