{"product_id":"a-history-of-modern-planetary-physics-volume-3-the-origin-of-the-solar-system-and-of-the-moon-from-chamberlain-to-apollo-fruitful-encounters-paperback-9780521101448","title":"A History of Modern Planetary Physics: Volume 3, The Origin of the Solar System and of the Moon from Chamberlain to Apollo; Fruitful Encounters (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521101448","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of Modern Planetary Physics: Volume 3, The Origin of the Solar System and of the Moon from Chamberlain to Apollo\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFruitful Encounters\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFruitful Encounters surveys the development of theories of the origin of the solar system in the twentieth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephen G. Brush (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521101448, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 December 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e368 pages, 41 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.6 x 1.9 cm, 0.52 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eReview of the hardback: 'These three volumes give a very interesting overview of the historic development of theories beginning with the 17th century and ending in the 1980s, which have led to our present day understanding of the possible processes that have been involved in the formation of our solar system including Earth.'  Geological Society Journal\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhere did we come from? Before there was life there had to be something to live on - a planet, a solar system. During the past 200 years, astronomers and geologists have developed and tested several different theories about the origin of the solar system and the nature of the Earth. Together, the three volumes that make up A History of Modern Planetary Physics present a survey of these theories. The early twentieth century saw the replacement of the Nebular Hypothesis with the Chamberlain-Moulton theory that the solar system resulted from the encounter of the Sun with a passing star. Fruitful Encounters follows the eventual refutation of the encounter theory and the subsequent revival of a modernised Nebular Hypothesis. Professor Brush also discusses the role of findings from the Apollo space programme, especially the analysis of lunar samples, culminating in the establishment, in the 1980s, of the 'giant impact' theory of the Moon's origin.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIllustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Planetesimals and Stelllar Encounters: 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. A geologist among astronomers: the Chamberlin-Moulton theory\u003cbr\u003e 3. Jeans, Jeffreys and the decline of encounter theories\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Nebular Rebirth and Stellar Death: 4. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 5. Methodology\u003cbr\u003e 6. Nuclear cosmochronology and Hoyle's research programme\u003cbr\u003e 7. Cameron's programme\u003cbr\u003e 8. Isotopic anomalies and the supernova trigger\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Planetogony and Plasma: 9. Safronov's programme\u003cbr\u003e 10. The giant planets\u003cbr\u003e 11. Chemical cosmogony: the terrestrial planets\u003cbr\u003e 12. Alfvén's electromagnetic programme\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Whence the Moon?\u003cbr\u003e 13. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 14. Early history of selenogony\u003cbr\u003e 15. Harold Urey and the origin of the moon\u003cbr\u003e 16. History of modern selenogony\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Reference list and citation index\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005915386136,"sku":"9780521101448","price":40.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521101448i_9d310004-568c-401b-aae5-9f15b23f4880.jpg?v=1694970773","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-modern-planetary-physics-volume-3-the-origin-of-the-solar-system-and-of-the-moon-from-chamberlain-to-apollo-fruitful-encounters-paperback-9780521101448","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}