The first half of this book is devoted to earth's moon. General statistical data are followed by such subjects as eclipses, spacecraft landings, phenomena, mapping, and the hundreds of small and large surface features with the sources of their names. The second half is about the 70 other known moons of the solar system, with size, discovery date and other data. There are 7 appendices and 62 photographs (18 in color).
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"this guide to moons near and far shines bright"-Wilson Library Bulletin; "well organized...valuable"-Choice; "no other work presents the information in such a well-organized way and in so much detail"-ARBA.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Interest Age: From 18 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
62 photos (18 in color), bibliographies, appendices
Maße
Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 13 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-7390-8 (9780786473908)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
The late John Stewart was the author of nonfiction books on a variety of topics including African states and rulers, Antarctica, the British Empire, Moons of the solar system, Italian movies, Broadway musicals, the British circus, Lord Byron, and the flight of the Confederate government from Richmond. Winner of numerous reference book awards, he lived in West Jefferson, North Carolina.
Table of Contents
Preface
A Note on the Naming of Lunar Features
Part I Luna, Earth's Moon
Lunar Data
Luna A-Z
Lunar Bibliography
Part II Photographs
Checklist of Moons Depicted
Part III The Other Moons of the Solar System
Pronunciation Guide
The Other Moons A-Z
Part IV Appendices
1. The Moons Planet by Planet
2. Order of Discovery
3. Order of Size
4. Order of Visible Magnitudes
5. Moons with an Atmosphere
6. The Early Discoverers
7. Relevant Space Missions
