| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 250 pages, 1 unnumbered page) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 251). |
| Contents |
The sun and the nature of the solar system -- Motion of the planets -- Sun, earth, and moon -- The sky as observed from the rotating, revolving earth -- Other planets, their satellites, and rings -- Asteroids, comets, and meteoroids -- Radiations and telescopes. |
| Summary |
This challenging collection of problems is organized into seven carefully crafted, thoughtful chapters on the Sun and the nature of the solar system; the motion of the planets; the Sun, Earth, and Moon; the sky as observed from the rotating, revolving Earth; other planets, their satellites, their rings; asteroids, comets, and meteoroids; and the radiations and telescopes. From question 1, "List characteristics of the solar system that are major clues in devising a hypothesis of its origin and evolution," through question 924, "Give a brief list of the contributions of radio and. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Solar system -- Miscellanea.
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Solar system. |
| Genre/Form |
Trivia and miscellanea.
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Electronic books.
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Trivia and miscellanea.
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| Added Title |
Nine hundred twenty-four elementary problems and answers in solar system astronomy.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Van Allen, James Alfred, 1914- 924 elementary problems and answers in solar system astronomy. Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©1993 0877454337 (DLC) 93024605 (OCoLC)28148817 |
| ISBN |
1587292424 (electronic book) |
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9781587292422 (electronic book) |
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0877454337 (alkaline paper) |
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0877454345 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780877454335 (alkaline paper) |
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9780877454342 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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