Solar system evolution : a new perspective : an inquiry into the chemical composition, origin, and evolution of the solar system / Stuart Ross Taylor.

By: Taylor, Stuart Ross, 1925-
Language: English Publisher: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, c2012Description: 1 online resource (488 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780521641302; 9781139164368Subject(s): Cosmochemistry | Solar system | Solar system -- OriginGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 523.2 Online resources: Full text available at Cambridge University Press Click here to view
Contents:
Preface Acknowledgements Prologue 1. A brief history 2. The universe 3. Stars 4. The solar nebula 5. Composition and chemical evolution of the nebula 6. The evidence from meteorites 7. Building planets 8. The giant planets 9. Satellites and rings 10. The refugees 11. The survivors: Mercury and Mars 12. The twins: Venus and the Earth 13. The Moon 14. The role of impacts 15. Epilogue: on the difficulty of making Earth-like planets Subject index Author index.
Summary: This book describes the origin and evolution of the solar system, with an emphasis on interpretation.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Preface
Acknowledgements
Prologue
1. A brief history
2. The universe
3. Stars
4. The solar nebula
5. Composition and chemical evolution of the nebula
6. The evidence from meteorites
7. Building planets
8. The giant planets
9. Satellites and rings
10. The refugees
11. The survivors: Mercury and Mars
12. The twins: Venus and the Earth
13. The Moon
14. The role of impacts
15. Epilogue: on the difficulty of making Earth-like planets
Subject index
Author index.

This book describes the origin and evolution of the solar system, with an emphasis on interpretation.

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