A History of Modern Planetary Physics: Transmuted Past - Couverture souple

Brush, Stephen G.

 
9780521101462: A History of Modern Planetary Physics: Transmuted Past
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0521101468 ISBN 13 : 9780521101462
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Where did we come from? Before there was life there had to be something to live on - a planet, a solar system. During the past 200 years, astronomers and geologists have developed and tested several different theories about the origin of the solar system and the nature of the Earth. The three volumes that together make up A History of Modern Planetary Physics present a survey of these theories. The age of the Earth has been one of the most disputed numbers in science since the seventeenth century. Transmuted Past follows the development of theories of stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis in the twentieth century and describes radiometric methods for estimating the age of the Earth. Professor Brush also offers perspectives on the changing reputation of planetary science relative to the 'pure' sciences, such as physics, and a comparison of history and geology as ways of studying the past.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Where did we come from? Before there was life there had to be something to live on - a planet, a solar system. During the past 200 years, astronomers and geologists have developed and tested several different theories about the origin of the solar system and the nature of the Earth. The three volumes that together make up A History of Modern Planetary Physics present a survey of these theories. The age of the Earth has been one of the most disputed numbers in science since the seventeenth century. Transmuted Past follows the development of theories of stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis in the twentieth century and describes radiometric methods for estimating the age of the Earth. Professor Brush also offers perspectives on the changing reputation of planetary science relative to the 'pure' sciences, such as physics, and a comparison of history and geology as ways of studying the past.

Description

Review of the hardback: '... can be highly recommended as a reference on the history of plantogonies.' Dr K. Regenauer-Lieb, Meteorite

Review of the hardback: 'These three volumes give a very interesting overview of the historic development of theories beginning with the 17th century and ending in the 1980s, which have led to our present day understanding of the possible processes that have been involved in the formation of our solar system including Earth.' Open University Geological Society Journal

Review of the hardback: '... a well-written and illustrated product ... ' David Oldroyd, Metascience

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521101468
ISBN 13 
9780521101462
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
148
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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