| Description |
viii, 282 pages, 8 plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Translation of: Unheimliche Welten. |
| Contents |
The heavenly machine -- Planetary ballistics -- Planet earth -- The moon, our lifeless neighbor -- The hot planets -- Markings on Mars -- Comets -- Asteroids, meteorites, and interplanetary dust -- The failed sun -- The lord of the rings -- The outermost planets -- The nebula from which the sun was formed. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-278) and index. |
| Subject |
Astronomy.
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Solar system.
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| Added Title |
Unheimliche Welten. English
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| ISBN |
0716721244: $19.95 |
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9780716721246 |
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