Environments Out There [Hardcover]

Isaac Asimov (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1968

From known facts and scientific probabilities a scientist fashions the environment of the moon and of distant planets.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: TBS The Book Service Ltd; First Edition, edition (February 1968)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0200715100
• ISBN-13: 978-0200715102
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,071,563 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Learn about the past thoughts of our solar system!, September 3, 2003

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John Valdez "HAMMERHEAD" (Bakersfield, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Environments Out There (Hardcover)

I remember back in the seventies when I rescued this book from being pelted by the rain from the back yard of my 6th grade teacher. I brought it home, dried it out, and read it over and again throughout the summer. Asimov's writing, particularly in the area of science is exhilarating, adventurous, deliberate, and amusing. His explanations of astrophysics, and planetary geology enhance the experience of black and white photos/diagrams/captions even though many of the facts, figures and labels may be out of date. And, it certainly did not stop me from reading it again this summer- 30 years later.

5.0 out of 5 stars Asimov on planetary geology and atmospherics, June 22, 2003

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OAKSHAMAN "oakshaman" (Algoma, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Environments Out There (Hardcover)

I still remember how excited I was after finding this book back in the early seventies. Up to that time it was the only popular book on planetary geology. I remember that the section on Mars was especially interesting and extensive. Of course, thorough as always, Asimov also speculated on the nature of the environments of the other terrestrial planets and the moons of the gas giants. It was quite well illustrated with black and white illustrations.

This book fueled an interest in planetary geology in me that persists to the present day. I'm sorry that I let my old copy slip away somewhere along the line.