A History of Modern Planetary Physics 3 Volume Hardback Set: Volume 1, the Origin of the Solar System and the Core of the Earth from Laplace to Jeffre

by Stephen G. Brush

The early twentieth century saw the replacement of the Nebular Hypothesis with the Chamberlain-Moulton theory that the solar system resulted from the encounter of the Sun with a passing star. Fruitful Encounters follows the eventual refutation of the encounter theory and the subsequent revival of a modernized Nebular Hypothesis. Professor Brush also discusses the role of findings from the Apollo space program, especially the analysis of lunar samples,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052155215X
• ISBN13: 9780521552158
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 3.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 6.5" x 9.7"