Pluto And Charon - Ice Worlds On The Ragged Edge Of The Solar System - Jacqueline Mitton

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Résumé :
The story of the quest to understand Pluto and the resulting transformation of our concept of the diminutive planet from that of solar-system misfit to king of the Kuiper Belt is told in-this book by Alan Stern and Jacqueline Mitton. Stem, a Plutophile to the core, is one of the most energetic, talented, and savvy planetary astronomers in the business today. Mitton, trained as an astronomer, is an experienced writer and, editor of scientific books for nonscientists. Together they have created an immensely informative book... Written in an engaging and informal style, Pluto and Charon takes the reader step by step from the discovery of the ninth planet in 1930 to the current understanding of Pluto and its moon, Charon.

-Sky Et Telescope

More than a book summarizing what we know about [the] planet, [Pluto and Charon is] about how far and how fast astronomical technology bas come since 1965 ... Stem and Mitton use the narrative of Pluto research to explain in comfortable, everyday language how such work is done ... One of the nice touches in the book is that Stern and Mitton tell us something about each astronomer.

-Astronomy

Pluto and Charon presents the exploration of the ninth planet-written as

a vivid historical account-for anyone with an interest in science and astronomy... the authors describe in simple language the methods researchers use to explore the universe and the way ever-improving instrumentation helps their knowledge advance.

-Physics Today

Sommaire:

• New Frontier
• First Facts
• A Distant Dance
• Another Snow
• Building a Binary Planet
• Icefields and Ice Dwarfs
• Everest
• Postcript: Where No One Has Gone Before
• A Chronology of Major Events in the Exploration of Pluto