Beyond Pluto
Exploring the Outer Limits of the Solar System
232 pages, parution le 16/10/2001
Résumé
In the last ten years, the solar system has more than
doubled in size. For the first time in almost two centuries
an entirely new population of planetary objects has been
found. This ‘Kuiper Belt' of minor planets beyond
Neptune has revolutionised our understanding of how the
solar system was formed and has finally explained the
origin of the enigmatic outer planet Pluto. This is the
fascinating story of how theoretical physicists decided
that there must be a population of unknown bodies beyond
Neptune and how a small band of astronomers set out to find
them. What they discovered was a family of ancient
planetesimals whose orbits and physical properties were far
more complicated than anyone expected. We follow the story
of this discovery, and see how astronomers, theoretical
physicists and one incredibly dedicated amateur observer
have come together to explore the frozen boundary of the
solar system.
Contents
- Prologue
- 1. Towards the edge of the solar system
- 2. The centaurs
- 3. The mystery of the short period comets
- 4. Shooting in the dark
- 5. Deeper and deeper
- 6. Sorting out the dynamics
- 7. What are little planets made of?
- 8. Numbers and sizes
- 9. Things that go bump in the dark
- 10. Dust and disks
- 11. Where do we go from here?
- 12. Will we ever get our names right? Appendix
- Index.
Caractéristiques techniques
| PAPIER | |
| Éditeur(s) | Cambridge University Press |
| Auteur(s) | John Davies |
| Parution | 16/10/2001 |
| Nb. de pages | 232 |
| Format | 15,5 x 23,5 |
| Couverture | Relié |
| Poids | 549g |
| Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
| EAN13 | 9780521800198 |
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