What If the Earth Had Two Moons? - Couverture souple

Comins, Neil

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0312673353 ISBN 13 : 9780312673352

Editeur : St. Martin's Griffin, 2011

Synopsis

"What if?" questions have always stimulated people to think in new ways. What if the Earth Had Two Moons leads us on a fascinating 10 world journey exploring what the Earth would be like if conditions in the universe were slightly different. The answer: Earth would be different, often in ways that would surprise us. The title chapter, for example, gives us a second moon orbiting closer to Earth than the one we have now. The night sky is a lot brighter, but not forever. Eventually the moons collide, with one more-massive moon emerging after a period during which Earth has a Saturn-like ring. The scenarios also shed new light on the burgeoning search for life on planets orbiting other stars.
Appealing to adult and young adult alike, this book is a fascinating journey through physics and astronomy, and follows on the author's previous bestseller, What if the Moon Didn't Exist?, with completely new scenarios backed by the latest astronomical research.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Neil F. Comins is a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Maine and author of popular scientific books, articles, and textbooks. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell and a Ph.D. in astrophysics from University College, Cardiff, Wales. He is the author of What If the Earth Had Two Moons?

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: St. Martin's Griffin
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0312673353
• ISBN 13: 9780312673352
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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