In den letzten vierzig Jahren haben sich die Menschen von der Erde befreit und sich in andere Welten gewagt, die die Sonne umkreisen. Wir haben jeden Planeten außer Pluto besucht, Dutzende von Neumonden in der Umlaufbahn um andere Planeten entdeckt und Mythen und Fantasien zur Ruhe gebracht, die seit Jahrhunderten akzeptiert wurden. Dieses großartige Buch zeichnet unsere Planetenreisen auf, erklärt die Entstehung und Entwicklung jedes Planeten und erzählt, wie sich unser Verständnis des Sonnensystems von den ersten Sternguckern in der Antike über Galileo bis zur Gegenwart entwickelt hat.
In einer fesselnden Erzählung, die sich auf Interviews mit US-amerikanischen und sowjetischen Wissenschaftlern und Astronauten, modernster Computergrafiken und Weltraumrennenarchiven stützt, enthüllen David McNab und James Younger die Wunder der Planeten. Mit Hilfe eindrucksvoller Bilder von den Weltraummissionen Apollo, Voyager, Pioneer und Viking beschreiben die Autoren planetarische Vulkane, die dreimal so groß sind wie der Mount Everest, Welten mit Methanmeeren, Lavaflüssen länger als der Nil, Schwefelsäurewolken und Fröste aus reinem glänzendem Metall. Sie untersuchen auch die Möglichkeiten des Lebens anderswo im Sonnensystem, präsentieren eine neue Perspektive auf die Sonne und auf die Erdatmosphäre und spekulieren über die Entwicklung des Sonnensystems in den nächsten fünf Milliarden Jahren – bis zu seinem Tod.
Das Buch, das ein Begleitband zu einer hoch angesehenen achtteiligen Fernsehserie Arts and Entertainment ist, lädt uns zu einem erstaunlichen Abenteuer ein, das die Fantasie an seine Grenzen bringt.
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During the last 40 years, human beings have broken free of the Earth and ventured out to other worlds orbiting the Sun. We have visited every planet except Pluto, discovered dozens of new moons in orbit around other planets and put to rest the myths and fantasies that have been accepted for centuries. This magnificent book chronicles our planetary travels, explains the creation and evolution of each planet and tells how our understanding of the Solar System has developed from the first star-gazers in ancient times to Galileo and up to the present.
In an engaging narrative that draws on interviews with U.S. and Soviet scientists and astronauts, state-of-the-art computer graphics, and space-race archives, David McNab and James Younger reveal the wonders of the planets. With the help of striking pictures from the Apollo, Voyager, Pioneer and Viking space missions, the authors describe planetary marvels: volcanoes three times the size of Mount Everest, worlds with seas of methane, rivers of lava longer than the Nile, clouds of sulphuric acid and frosts of pure shining metal. They also investigate the possibilities of life elsewhere in the Solar System, present a new perspective on the Sun and on the Earth's atmosphere and speculate about the evolution of the Solar System over the next five billion years - to what may be its death.
The Planets, which is the companion volume to a major eight-part BBC television series, invites us on an amazing adventure, one that will stretch the imagination to its limit.
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Man's understanding of the solar system has undergone radical change as developments in technology and science have allowed a clearer and farther view from Earth. Accompanying an eight-part series on BBC Television, this book seeks to evoke the sense of wonder and awe inspired by the planets. It takes readers on a ten-billion-year journey from the birth of the solar system to what astronomers believe will be its death, and includes NASA photographs among its illustrations, as well as computer-generated images of unexplored terrains. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Artikel-Nr. GOR002878373
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 240 pages. ex-library, cover corner wornDuring the last forty years, human beings have broken free of the Earth and v entured out to other worlds orbiting the Sun. We have visited every planet excep t Pluto, discovered dozens of new moons in orbit around other planets, and put t o rest myths and fantasies that have been accepted for centuries. This magnifice nt book chronicles our planetary travels, explains the creation and evolution of each planet, and tells how our understanding of the solar system has developed from the first stargazers in ancient times to Galileo to the present.In an engag ing narrative that draws on interviews with U.S. and Soviet scientists and astro nauts, state-of-the-art computer graphics, and space race archives, David McNab and James Younger reveal the wonders of the planets. With the help of striking p ictures from the Apollo, Voyager, Pioneer, and Viking space missions, the author s describe planetary volcanoes three times the size of Mount Everest, worlds wit h seas of methane, rivers of lava longer than the Nile, clouds of sulfuric acid, and frosts of pure shining metal. They also investigate the possibilities of li fe elsewhere in the solar system, present a new perspective on the Sun and on Ea rth?s atmosphere, and speculate about the evolution of the solar system over t he next five billion years?to what may be its death.The book, which is a compa nion volume to a highly regarded, eight-part Arts and Entertainment television s eries, invites us on an amazing adventure, one that will stretch the imagination to its limit. Artikel-Nr. 6244a
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