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  • A Linked-Succession Model for Early Solar System History

    Implications for the Development of Life Forms on Planets Venus and Earth

    by Robert J. Malcuit ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book relates to many of the geological features of the Earth and Moon. It represents an update to the author’s book: The Twin Sister Planets Venus and Earth, published in 2015.The origin of the Earth’s Moon is one of the unsolved problems in the natural sciences. Although the investigators promoting the Giant Impact Model for the origin of the system claim to have solutions for some ... Read more

    $179.09 USD

  • The Twin Sister Planets Venus and Earth

    Why are they so different?

    by Robert J. Malcuit ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book explains how it came to be that Venus and Earth, while very similar in chemical composition, zonation, size and heliocentric distance from the Sun, are very different in surface environmental conditions. It is argued here that these differences can be accounted for by planetoid capture processes and the subsequent evolution of the planet-satellite system. Venus captured a one-half moon ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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    Photographs from the Archives of NASA

    by Nirmala Nataraj, Bill Nye ...
    "[A] glorious, pictorial tour of the universe . . . beginning with photos depicting Earth from space and progressing through . . . the individual planets." — School Library JournalPreface by Bill NyeTake a tour of the universe with this breathtaking collection of photographs from the archives of NASA. Astonishing images of Earth from above, the phenomena of our solar system, and the celestial ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Alien Oceans

    The Search for Life in the Depths of Space

    by Kevin Hand ...
    Inside the epic quest to find life on the water-rich moons at the outer reaches of the solar systemWhere is the best place to find life beyond Earth? We often look to Mars as the most promising site in our solar system, but recent scientific missions have revealed that some of the most habitable real estate may actually lie farther away. Beneath the frozen crusts of several of the small, ice ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • A History of the Solar System

    by Claudio Vita-Finzi ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This well illustrated book presents a compact history of the Solar System from its dusty origins 4,600,000 years ago to the present day. Its primary aim is to show how the planets and their satellites, comets, meteors, interplanetary dust, solar radiation and cosmic rays continually interact, sometimes violently, and it reflects humanity's progress in exploring and interpreting this history. The ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Exoplanets

    Diamond Worlds, Super Earths, Pulsar Planets, and the New Search for Life beyondOur Solar System

    by Michael E. Summers, James Trefil ...
    The past few years have seen an incredible explosion in our knowledge of the universe. Since its 2009 launch, the Kepler satellite has discovered more than two thousand exoplanets, or planets outside our solar system. More exoplanets are being discovered all the time, and even more remarkable than the sheer number of exoplanets is their variety. In Exoplanets, astronomer Michael Summers and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • Designed to the Core

    by Hugh Ross ...
    Praise for Hugh Ross's Designed to the Core"In Designed to the Core, Hugh Ross takes us on an unprecedented journey to explore the necessary requirements for a planet to support complex life. His truly comprehensive approach to the subject examines every aspect of Earth's life-friendly environment, from the cosmic supercluster that we inhabit, to our location in the Milky Way, and even deep inside ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Astronomy Handbook

    The Ultimate Guide to Observing and Understanding Stars, Planets, Galaxies, and the Universe

    by Govert Schilling ...
    This essential guide for every amateur astronomer explores the entire universe in one practical, easy-to-use, beginner-friendly handbook.The Astronomy Handbook, by award-winning astronomy writer Govert Schilling, is the indispensable, go-to guide to everything you ever wanted or need to know about space, including:the stars and the constellationsplanetscometseclipsesgalaxiesblack holes<l... ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • What's Hidden Inside Planets?

    by Sabine Stanley ...
    Series series Johns Hopkins Wavelengths
    A guided journey through the inner workings of Earth, the cloaked mysteries of other planets in our solar system, and beyond.Extreme heat. Extreme cold. Extreme pressure. Toxic gases. Scorching magma flows, and ice volcanoes. Interior tides. Asteroids filled with gold. In What's Hidden Inside Planets? planetary scientist Dr. Sabine Stanley cracks the surface to reveal the beating heart of planets ... Read more

    $14.49 USD

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  • Astrophysics of the Solar System

    by K. D. Abhyankar ...
    This book attempts to broadly deal with the mechanics and dynamics of the Solar System with additional emphasis on celestial mechanics. Important planetary laws and theories like the Geocentric Theory, Kepler’s Laws, Newton’s law of gravitation, the catastrophic theories of Moulten, Russel and Schmidt, and the nebular hypothesis of Kant and Laplace are clearly explained. The book also deals with ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Decoding the Message of the Pulsars

    Intelligent Communication from the Galaxy

    by Paul A. LaViolette, Ph.D. ...
    A new interpretation of nearly 40 years of interstellar signals and the prophetic message they contain• Contains extensive analysis of pulsar data, revealing new ideas about the origins and functions of pulsars• Provides proof of an extraterrestrial communication network• Includes information about the formation of crop circles and force-field-beaming technologyIn 1967, astronomers began receiving ... Read more

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  • The Life of Super-Earths

    How the Hunt for Alien Worlds and Artificial Cells Will Revolutionize Life on Our Planet

    by Dimitar Sasselov ...
    In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus fomented a revolution when he debunked the geocentric view of the universe, proving instead that our planet wasn't central to the universe. Almost five hundred years later, the revolution he set in motion is nearly complete. Just as earth is not the center of things, the life on it, it appears, is not unique to the planet. Or is it?The Life of Super-Earths is a ... Read more

    $15.99 USD