The Cambridge Photographic Guide to the Planets includes a broad selection of the latest images of the planets, moons, comets, and asteroids of the Earth's Solar System. Beginning with a comprehensive introduction to the planetary system, its origin and its evolution, physicist Frederick Taylor devotes each chapter to a different planet or Solar System body, with a thorough presentation of its moons and rings, and incorporates images from planetary missions and explanatory captions. Having worked with NASA and the European Space Agency on missions to Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, and Titan, Taylor offers an unusually experienced perspective in this comprehensive reference. Frederic W. Taylor is Halley Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford and a Distinguished Visiting Scientist in the Earth and Space Sciences Division at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. His research interests include the physics of planetary atmospheres; experimental methods for studying atmospheres; and the theory of atmospheric radiation and atmospheric molecular spectroscopy.
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"...a beautifully illustrated tour of our solar system's planets." Natural History
"Taylor presents the latest and most interesting pictures of planets, comets, and asteroids and details what these brillian color and black-and-white photographs reveal to the public and scientists. Moreover, these imags are accompanied by informative text about each planet and its moons and rings." Science News
"Taylor's captions are vivid, clear, and concise, so that the reader with no geological training will find himself in the first chapter quickly learning the effects of impact melting, shock waves, and impact energy on the character of a planet's surface." Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin
"It is written in an informative but approachable style and presents a good summary of where we are at in terms of our knowledge of the Solar System to date. If you're looking for a solid introduction to planetary astronomy, this is a good place to start." TPO
"Taylor offers a selection of the latest images of solar system objects obtained from interplanetary mission and adveanced telescopic technologies.... it is an excellent book for anyone interested in the solar system." Choice
"Taylor presents the latest and most interesting pictures of planets, comets, and asteroids and details what these brillian color and black-and-white photographs reveal to the public and scientists. Moreover, these imags are accompanied by informative text about each planet and its moons and rings." Science News
"Taylor's captions are vivid, clear, and concise, so that the reader with no geological training will find himself in the first chapter quickly learning the effects of impact melting, shock waves, and impact energy on the character of a planet's surface." Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin
"It is written in an informative but approachable style and presents a good summary of where we are at in terms of our knowledge of the Solar System to date. If you're looking for a solid introduction to planetary astronomy, this is a good place to start." TPO
"Taylor offers a selection of the latest images of solar system objects obtained from interplanetary mission and adveanced telescopic technologies.... it is an excellent book for anyone interested in the solar system." Choice
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The Cambridge Photographic Guide to the Planets contains a selection of the latest and most interesting images of the planets, comets and asteroids of our Solar System. The book begins with a general introduction to the planetary system, its origin and evolution. Each subsequent chapter is devoted to a different planet or solar system body, with a selection of carefully chosen images from planetary missions, and explanatory captions. This photographic guide will be of interest to anybody with a fascination of the planets, from the amateur to the professional astronomer.
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The Cambridge Photographic Guide To The Planets by Fred Taylor (Halley Professor of Physics, University of Oxford, and Distinguished Visiting Scientist, Earth and Space Sciences Division, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology) is a truly gorgeous book filled from cover to cover with full color astronomical photographs taken of planets, moons, and other heavenly bodies in our solar system. The descriptive text is scholarly, yet completely accessible to non-specialist general readers of a wide variety of educational backgrounds. The Cambridge Photographic Guide To The Planets is a splendid volume for anyone wanting to learn more about the celestial objects that are neighbor to Mother Earth, and would make a prized and appreciated addition to any personal, professional, academic, or community library astronomy collection.
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This is most definitely the best book on the Planets that I have ever seen, and I have been collecting books on the Planets since 1966. The pictures are fantastic, and there are many updated information. There is much about the moons as well, however even more of Saturn's moons have been found since this publication. A must for any astronomy lover.
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This book is awesome. it came exactly as described. It describes everything you could imagine about all of the planets in the solar system. Highly recommend this book for any amateur or serious astronomer
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Humans have been fascinated by the planets for millennia, even when all they could see of them were points of light in the sky. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
plate tectonism, ancient cratered terrain, meteoritic bombardment, south polar cap, zonal winds, ring particles, returned samples, larger craters, icy crust Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Solar System, Global Surveyor, Great Red Spot, Valles Marineris, Pioneer Venus, Olympus Mons, Great Dark Spot, Aphrodite Terra, Maxwell Montes, Oceanus Procellarum, Alpha Regio, Elysium Basin, Marte Vallis New!
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Humans have been fascinated by the planets for millennia, even when all they could see of them were points of light in the sky. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
plate tectonism, ancient cratered terrain, meteoritic bombardment, south polar cap, zonal winds, ring particles, returned samples, larger craters, icy crust Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Solar System, Global Surveyor, Great Red Spot, Valles Marineris, Pioneer Venus, Olympus Mons, Great Dark Spot, Aphrodite Terra, Maxwell Montes, Oceanus Procellarum, Alpha Regio, Elysium Basin, Marte Vallis New!
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- Earth and Space (More Science in Action) by Laura Buller in Front Matter
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- Next Stop Neptune: Experiencing the Solar System by Alvin Jenkins in Back Matter
- Uncentering the Earth: Copernicus and The Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres (Great Discoveries) by William T. Vollmann in Back Matter
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