Measure Solar System Objects and Their Movements for Yourself]
(Sprache: Englisch)
This enriching book shows amateur astronomers how to measure planetary sizes and distances for themselves, as well as orbital speeds. Written in an entertaining, anecdotal style, only a basic knowledge of geometry is required.
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This enriching book shows amateur astronomers how to measure planetary sizes and distances for themselves, as well as orbital speeds. Written in an entertaining, anecdotal style, only a basic knowledge of geometry is required.
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Instead of taking somebody's word for it about the basic size and distance statistics for the solar system, this book shows amateur astronomers how to measure these things for themselves. This is an enriching experience for any amateur astronomer - to understand and personally measure some fundamental astronomical quantities and distances.
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How Do We Know That Venus Orbits The Sun?.- How Big is the Earth?.- How Far Away and How Big is the Moon?.- Jupiter's Moons: Where You Can Watch Gravity Do Its Thing.- Sunrise, Sunset.- Getting Further from the Sun: How do you Ride an Epicycle?.- Size Matters.
Autoren-Porträt von John D. Clark
John Clark holds a Bachelor of Science, first class honors, in Physics, from London University, England, and a Ph. D. in Physics from Warwick University, England. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics, and spent two years as a post-doctoral researcher at Case Western Reserve University in the USA. Currently he is Managing Director of Fine R and D Limited. He has been an active amateur astronomer for many years.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: John D. Clark
- 2009, 173 Seiten, Maße: 15,6 x 23,4 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Springer US
- ISBN-10: 0387895604
- ISBN-13: 9780387895604
Sprache:
Englisch
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From the reviews:"This delightful book ... is really a breath of fresh air in popular science publishing, taking us back to astronomical basics and starting from the beginning. With the help of very clear diagrams and graphics, the text takes you through fully-worked examples, asking questions about sizes, distances and motions within the Solar System. It then sets about, always with simple, readily available and inexpensive equipment, to show you how to answer those questions for yourself. ... Overall, this is a very worthwhile text ... ." (John Rowlands, Astronomy Now, January, 2010)
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