Award-winning author brings together the latest research from the golden
age of Solar System exploration.
Throughout history our species has been fascinated with the stars, the
planets and the vastness of outer space. The five short decades since
the Space Age began has seen spacecraft travel to the furthest reaches
of our solar system. Now in Exploring
the Solar System award-winning author Peter Bond presents an
authoritative and up-to-date account of the results of this golden age
of discovery.
“Since humankind first began to send robotic craft beyond Earth’s orbit,
the exploration of space has been one of our greatest scientific
achievements,” said Bond. “Spacecraft have flown past, or orbited, all
of the major planets, they have landed on the Moon, Mars, Titan and an
asteroid, bringing back samples and offering us an unparalleled
understanding of the solar system which has fascinated our ancestors for
millennia.”
Exploring
the Solar System starts with an introductory chapter that
examines the basic characteristics of the Solar System, before dealing
with the gradual expansion of knowledge up to the present day. Detailed
appendices provide factual data on all of the Solar System’s major
objects and missions.
Exploring
the Solar System assumes no background in physics, astronomy or
mathematics, making it the ideal introductory for non-scientists. By
using illustrations and engaging language this exciting book brings to
life the weird and wonderful worlds that populate our corner of the
Universe.
“For centuries study of the Solar System was beyond our abilities, but
what was once science fiction is now science fact,” said Bond. “However,
many profound mysteries remain to be explored, including the tantalising
possibility that we may find evidence of life on another planet or
satellite.”
This title is available in all Ebook formats here.
