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An Introduction to the Study of the Moon

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  • © 1966

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Authors:
  1. Zdeněk Kopal

    1. Department of Astronomy, University of Manchester, UK

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Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library (ASSL, volume 4)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Motion of the Moon and Dynamics of the Earth-Moon System

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Basic Facts: Distance, Size, and Mass

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      Pages 3-8

    3. The Motion of the Moon in Space

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      Pages 9-15

    4. Rotation of the Moon; Optical Librations

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      Pages 16-23

    5. Motion of the Moon about its Center of Gravity; Physical Librations

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      Pages 24-40

    6. Photometric Consequences of the Moon’s Motion: Phases and Eclipses

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      Pages 41-51

    7. Dynamics of the Earth-Moon System

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      Pages 52-64

  3. Internal Constitution of the Lunar Globe

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-72
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    2. Hydrostatic Equilibrium

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      Pages 73-86

    3. Thermal History of the Moon

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      Pages 87-105

    4. Stress History of the Moon

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      Pages 106-128

    5. Possible Convection in Lunar Interior

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      Pages 129-146

    6. Chemical Composition of the Moon

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      Pages 147-153

    7. Exosphere of the Moon

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      Pages 154-160

  4. Topography of the Moon

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-167
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    2. Global Form of the Moon; Definition of Lunar Coordinates

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      Pages 168-186

    3. Relative Coordinates on the Moon and their Determination

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      Pages 187-206

    4. Mapping of the Moon

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      Pages 207-239

    5. Formations on the Lunar Surface; Descriptive Survey

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      Pages 240-265
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About this book

After several decades spent in astronomical semi-obscurity, the Moon has of late suddenly emerged as an object of considerable interest to students of astronomy as well as of other branches of natural science and technology; and the reasons for this are indeed of historical significance. For the Moon has now been destined to be the first celestial body outside the confines of our own planet to be reconnoitered at a close range by means of spacecraft built and sent out by human hand for this purpose. At the time of writing, not less than ten such spacecraft of American as well as Rus­ sian origin landed already on different parts of the lunar surface; and some of these provided remarkable records of its detail structure to a spatial resolution increased thousandfold over that attained so far from our ground-based facilities. A renewed interest in our satellite, stemming from this source, on the part of the students of many branches of science and technology has also underlined the need for presenting the gist of our present knowledge in this field in the form that could serve as an introduction to the study of the Moon not only for astronomers, but also for serious students from other branches of science or technology.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Astronomy, University of Manchester, UK

    Zdeněk Kopal

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: An Introduction to the Study of the Moon

  • Authors: Zdeněk Kopal

  • Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7545-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1966

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-011-7547-0Published: 03 October 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-7545-6Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0067-0057

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-7985

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 464

  • Number of Illustrations: 141 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

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