Solar System Maps: From Antiquity to the Space Age

by Nick Kanas

In recent years, there has been increased interest in our Solar System. This has been prompted by the launching of giant orbiting telescopes and space probes, the discovery of new planetary moons and heavenly bodies that orbit the Sun, and the demotion of Pluto as a planet. In one generation, our place in the heavens has been challenged, but this is not unusual. Throughout history, there have been a number of such world views. Initially, Earth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461408954
• ISBN13: 9781461408956
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 331 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 9.6"