Rock Legends The Asteroids and Their Discoverers /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Murdin, Paul (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Σειρά: Springer Praxis Books
• Θέματα: Popular works.; Planetology.; Space sciences.; Astronomy.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.

This book relates the history of asteroid discoveries and christenings, from those of the early pioneering giants of Hersehel and Piazzi to modern-day amateurs. Moving from history and anecdotal information to science, the book's structure is provided by the names of the asteroids, including on...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: When the Stars Fell Down
• Chapter 2: From Eyesight to Space Satellites.-Chapter 3: Find Minor Planets by Technology
• Chapter 4: Naming and Possessing
• Chapter 5: At the Edge of the Solar System
• Chapter 6: Filling the Gap
• Chapter 7: Controlled by Jupiter
• Chapter 8: The Chaotic Solar System
• Chapter 9: The Fate of Asteroids
• References.