The Origin of the Solar System: Soviet Research 1925-1991

by Stephen G. Brush and Aleksey E. Levin

This book, edited by two eminent historians of science, is a comprehensive collection of the seminal papers from the last 60 years of research on planetary cosmogony by Soviet scientists. The book opens with two introductory essays by the editors describing the historical context of Soviet science in which this research developed and the historical context of Western planetary cosmogony into which it was introduced. Then follows a selection of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563962810
• ISBN13: 9781563962813
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 2.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.6" x 11.5"