Guide to the Universe: Outer Planets
1st Edition
Published on 10. September 2009
224 pages
978-0-313-36571-3 (ISBN)
Description
A long-time avid amateur astronomer living in Massachusetts, Chaple profiles the Jovian planets, that is the gas giants and their many moons, but not the former planet Pluto. His topics include the birth of the Jovian planets, Jupiter's moons as a solar system in miniature, Saturn as the crown jewel of the Solar System (the full sized one), the tipped-over world
Uranus, Neptune the planet discovered on paper, Jovian planets beyond our solar system, and Voyager 2's grand tour.
Uranus, Neptune the planet discovered on paper, Jovian planets beyond our solar system, and Voyager 2's grand tour.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Illustrations
40 bw illus
ISBN-13
978-0-313-36571-3 (9780313365713)
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Additional editions
Glenn F. Chaple | Timothy F. Slater | Lauren V. Jones
Guide to the Universe: Outer Planets
Outer Planets
Book
09/2009
Greenwood Press
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Persons
Glenn Chaple's lifelong interest in astronomy began when a high school friend showed him the planet Saturn through a backyard telescope. After receiving a BS Degree in Astronomy from the University of Massachusetts, he worked briefly as a planetarium lecturer before becoming a middle school science teacher. He has published articles in Deep Sky Magazine and the children's astronomy magazine Odyssey, and is the author of the book Exploring With a Telescope (1988.) A contributing editor to Astronomy Magazine, he shares his astronomical exploits in the monthly beginner's column Glenn Chaple's Observing Basics.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Series Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 From a Cave in France to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory: A Historical Look at the Outer Planets
- 2 The Nature of the Beast:What Is a Jovian Planet?
- 3 In the Beginning: The Birth of the Jovian Planets
- 4 Jupiter, King of the Planets
- 5 Jupiter's Moons: A Solar System in Miniature
- 6 Saturn, Crown Jewel of the Solar System
- 7 Saturn's Moons: A Death Star, a Deep Freeze Earth, and More
- 8 Uranus, a Tipped-Over World
- 9 Neptune, the Planet Discovered on Paper
- 10 Exoplanets: Jovian Planets Beyond Our Solar System
- 11 Voyager 2's Grand Tour
- 12 The Outer Planets: A Glance Back and a Look Ahead
- Appendix A. Planetary Data Tables
- Appendix B. The Chemistry of the Outer Planets: Elements and Compounds
- Appendix C. Tools of Discovery: The Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Appendix D. The Outer Planets: Timeline of Discovery
- Appendix E. Resources: Organizations, Publications, and Web Sites
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- Bibliography
- Index
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