A History of Modern Planetary Physics: Volume 3, the Origin of the Solar System and of the Moon from Chamberlain to Apollo: Fruitful Encounters

by Stephen G. Brush

Book Overview

The early twentieth century saw the replacement of the Nebular Hypothesis with the Chamberlin-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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521101441
• ISBN13: 9780521101448
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"