A History of Modern Planetary Physics: Volume 3, the Origin of the Solar System and of the Moon from Chamberlain to Apollo: Fruitful Encounters
(Book #3 in the History of Modern Planetary Physics Series)
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The early twentieth century saw the replacement of the Nebular Hypothesis with the Chamberlin-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 modernized Nebular Hypothesis. Professor Brush also discusses the role of findings from the Apollo space program, especially the analysis of lunar samples, culminating in the establishment of the giant impact theory of the Moon's origin in the 1980s.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521101441
ISBN13:9780521101448
Release Date:December 2008
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:368 Pages
Weight:1.13 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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