The Big Splat
This unique science history relates one of the great recent breakthroughs in "local" astronomy-the evolution of a successful theory of the moon's genesis that is little known outside of the scientific community. Science writer Dana Mackenzie explains how...
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This unique science history relates one of the great recent breakthroughs in "local" astronomy-the evolution of a successful theory of the moon's genesis that is little known outside of the scientific community. Science writer Dana Mackenzie explains how the moon was born, exploring notions of the moon in classical cosmology and relating the fascinating history of lunar speculation from Galileo to George Darwin (son of Charles) to modern astronauts and astronomers. Readers will never again look at the moon in quite the same way.
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The first popular book to explain the dramatic theory behind the Moon's genesisThis lively science history relates one of the great recent breakthroughs in planetary astronomy-a successful theory of the birth of the Moon. Science journalist Dana Mackenzie traces the evolution of this theory, one little known outside the scientific community: a Mars-sized object collided with Earth some four billion years ago, and the remains of this colossal explosion-the Big Splat-came together to form the Moon. Beginning with notions of the Moon in ancient cosmologies, Mackenzie relates the fascinating history of lunar speculation, moving from Galileo and Kepler to George Darwin (son of Charles) and the Apollo astronauts, whose trips to the lunar surface helped solve one of the most enigmatic mysteries of the night sky: who hung the Moon?
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „The Big Splat “
Introduction: Genesis Revised.1. A Highly Practical Stone.2. The Stone Star.3. Kepler Laughed.4. The Clockwork Solar System.5. Daughter Moon.6. Captive Moon.7. Sister Moon.8. Renaissance and Controversy.9. "A Little Science on the Moon".10. When Worlds Collide.11. The Kona Consensus.12. Introducing Theia.Appendix: Did We Really Go to the Moon?Glossary.References.Acknowledgments.Index.
Autoren-Porträt von Dana Mackenzie
Dana Mackenzie holds a doctorate in mathematics from Princeton University. After teaching mathematics at Duke University and Kenyon College for more than a decade, in 1997 he completed the Science Communication Program at the University of California at Santa Cruz. Since then he has been a freelance science writer, with articles appearing in such magazines as Science, Discover, American Scientist, Astronomy, and New Scientist. He lives in Santa Cruz with his wife as well as three cats and a dog
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Dana Mackenzie
- 2003, 232 Seiten, mit Schwarz-Weiß-Abbildungen, mit Abbildungen, Maße: 23,5 cm, Gebunden, Deutsch
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 0471150576
- ISBN-13: 9780471150572
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