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9780521546201
Compiled by a team of experts, this textbook has been designed for elementary university courses in planetary science. The volume's tour of the Solar System and an overview of its formation reviews in detail the terrestrial planets, giant planets and minor bodies. It concludes with a discussion of the origin of the Solar System. Written in an accessible style that avoids complex mathematics, the book is suitable for self-study and will appeal to amateur enthusiasts as well as undergraduate students.McBride, Neil M. is the author of 'Introduction to the Solar System', published 2004 under ISBN 9780521546201 and ISBN 0521546206.
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