A Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Models of Planet Formation

by Michael Mark Woolfson

Book Overview

Two models for the origin of the Solar System, the Nebula Theory and the Capture Theory, are discussed by protagonists, Simon and Steven respectively, in the presence of Solomon, who oversees the discussions. Modelled on Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, this book provides new insight into different theories of cosmogony.The Nebula Theory, at present the standard model of planet formation, proposes that a star and planets...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786342731
• ISBN13: 9781786342737
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"