ISBN10: 3540688528, ISBN13: 9783540688525, [publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Starting from Mars outward this concise handbook provides thorough information on the satellites of the planets in the solar system. Each chapter begins with a section on the discovery and the naming of the planet's satellites or rings. This is followed by a section presenting the historic sources of those names. The book contains tables with the orbital and physical parameters of all satellites and is illustrated throughout with modern photos of the planets and their moons as well as historical and mythological drawings. The Cyrillic transcriptions of the satellite names are provided in a register.Readers interested in the history of astronomy and its mythological backgrounds will enjoy this beautiful volume.
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2009]
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Very Good. ISBN 3540688528 9783540688525 [US]

Hardback. New. Starting from Mars outward, this concise and illustrated handbook provides thorough information on the satellites of the planets in the solar system. Readers interested in the history and mythological backgrounds of astronomy will enjoy this beautiful volume. ISBN 3540688528 9783540688525 [GB]

Berlin, Heidelberg Springer 2009 2010 ed. Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 156 p. Contains: Unspecified, Illustrations, black & white, Tables, black & white.