Overview
- Presents fascinating other worlds, including planets, moons, and asteroids, that seem extremely weird to us here on Earth
- Contains "hands-on" projects in which readers may participate and which help readers to understand better what they are reading
- Uses non-technical and non-mathematical language, making it accessible to all readers
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Astronomers' Universe (ASTRONOM)
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In “Weird Worlds,” the author discusses planets where temperatures are so high that it rains molten iron, and others so cold that liquid methane floods across plains of ice! Worlds are described where the lightest element acts like a metal and where winds blow at thousands of miles per hour – as well as possible planets whose orbits are essentially parabolic.
In keeping with previous titles in David Seargent’s “Weird” series, “Weird Worlds” contains several projects that astronomers of all levels can undertake.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“David Seargent has the enviable ability to pick his way through an enormous amount of detail and to spice up our understanding of planets, moons, asteroids, and comets with the odd and interesting aspects of their physics and chemistry. He expertly balances the depth of our knowledge against the huge number of unknowns. … this engagingly written, introductory-level, and extremely accessible book will do much to encourage more people to investigate planets.” (David W. Hughes, The Observatory, Vol. 134 (1239), April, 2014)
“Seargent (Australian Sky and Telescope) begins with the most curious features of the major planets, and then leads readers to some of the innumerable minor bodies in the solar system, such as asteroids, comets, moons, Kuiper Belt objects, and dwarf planets like Pluto and Ceres. … While Weird Worlds is certainly an excellent introduction to planetary science, it is really a tour guide of the solar system--and beyond. Summing Up: Recommended. All levels/libraries.” (T. D. Oswalt, Choice, Vol. 51 (4), December, 2013)Authors and Affiliations
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Weird Worlds
Book Subtitle: Bizarre Bodies of the Solar System and Beyond
Authors: David A. J. Seargent
Series Title: Astronomers' Universe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7064-9
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-7063-2Published: 18 April 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-7064-9Published: 18 April 2013
Series ISSN: 1614-659X
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6651
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 309
Number of Illustrations: 28 b/w illustrations, 23 illustrations in colour
Topics: Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Popular Science in Astronomy, Planetology