Jupiter : the giant planet / Reta Beebe.
Jupiter : the giant planet / Reta Beebe.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994.
Date
1994.
Call Numbers
T0393303
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
vi, 250 p., [16] p. of col. plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. From Mythology to Robotic Exploration -- 2. Jupiter's Atmosphere -- 3. The Red Spot and Other Cloud Systems -- 4. Jupiter's Interior -- 5. Temperature and Cloud Structure Versus Height -- 6. Spectroscopic Analysis of the Atmosphere.
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Publisher
Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994.
Place of Publication
District of Columbia
Date Published
1994.
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Summary
Reviewing the history of discoveries about Jupiter, Beebe shows how our early earthbound knowledge was greatly expanded by the data from the Pioneer and Voyager spacecraft that journeyed past the planet in the 1970s. She also speculates - drawing on the sophisticated models and theorems that underlie all planetary science - on the results of the Ga...
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Full title
Jupiter : the giant planet / Reta Beebe.
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Notes
General note
Smithsonian library of the solar system.
Series statement from jacket.
The t.p. includes the astronomical symbol for Jupiter.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-246) and index.
Transferred from N523.45/4.
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T0393303
Record Identifier
74VK7G4KQyp3
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ISBN
1560984171 (alk. paper)
9781560984177 (alk. paper)
DDC
523.45
MMS ID
991022878489702626
