Very short introductions planetary systems

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For many decades, we were only familiar with our own system of planets, the Solar System, orbiting our Sun. Now we know that it is just one among a vast range of planetary systems around distant stars. This book explores the nature and variety of planetary systems, how they are formed, and how they die.



Not long ago, the Solar System was the only example of a planetary system - a star and the bodies orbiting it - that we knew. Now, we know thousands of planetary systems, and have even been able to observe planetary systems at the moment of their birth. This Very Short Introduction explores this new frontier, incorporating the latest research. The book takes the reader on a journey through the grand sweep of time, from the moment galaxies begin to form after the Big Bang to trillions of years in the future when the Universe will be a dilute soup of dim galaxies populated mostly by red dwarf stars. Throughout, Raymond T. Pierrehumbert introduces the latest insights gained from a new generation of telescopes that catch planetary systems at the moment of formation, and to the theoretical advances that attempt to make sense of these observations. He explains how the elements that make up life and the planets on which life can live are forged in the interiors of dying stars, and make their way into rocky planets. He also explores the vast array of newly discovered planets orbiting stars other than our own, and explains the factors that determine their climates. Finally, he reveals what determines how long planetary systems can live, and what happens in their end-times. Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

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Planets A Very Short Introduction

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This very short introduction discusses the nature of planets and gas giants and their rings and moons it also looks beyond pluto in the kuiper belt at the knowledge we have about planets around other stars with many striking photos to illustrate the details it demonstrates the unique world of Uiterlijk 19 november in huis .. MEER INFO

Stars A Very Short Introduction

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Every atom of our bodies has been part of a star our very own star the sun is crucial to the development and sustainability of life on earth this very short introduction presents a modern authoritative examination of how stars live producing all the chemical elements beyond helium and how the Uiterlijk 19 november in huis .. MEER INFO

The Sun: A Very Short Introduction

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Without the sun our planet and life on it would not exist as our nearest star the sun is also important for astronomers and still presents many puzzles philip judge explains what we know about the sun s structure and evolution solar phenomena and the impact of solar activity on the earth Uiterlijk 19 november in huis .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 09 december 2021

Aantal pagina's: 160

Illustraties: Met illustraties

Hoofdauteur: Raymond T. Pierrehumbert

Hoofduitgeverij: Oxford University Press

Product breedte: 114 mm

Product hoogte: 8 mm

Product lengte: 175 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 114 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 8 mm

Verpakking lengte: 175 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 130 g

EAN: 9780198841128

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