Listing 1 - 10 of 13 | << page >> |
Sort by
|
Choose an application
Choose an application
The birth and evolution of our solar system is a tantalizing mystery that may one day provide answers to the question of human origins. From Dust to Life tells the remarkable story of how the celestial objects that make up the solar system arose from common beginnings billions of years ago, and how scientists and philosophers have sought to unravel this mystery down through the centuries, piecing together the clues that enabled them to deduce the solar system's layout, its age, and the most likely way it formed.Drawing on the history of astronomy and the latest findings in astrophysics and the planetary sciences, John Chambers and Jacqueline Mitton offer the most up-to-date and authoritative treatment of the subject available. They examine how the evolving universe set the stage for the appearance of our Sun, and how the nebulous cloud of gas and dust that accompanied the young Sun eventually became the planets, comets, moons, and asteroids that exist today. They explore how each of the planets acquired its unique characteristics, why some are rocky and others gaseous, and why one planet in particular--our Earth--provided an almost perfect haven for the emergence of life.From Dust to Life is a must-read for anyone who desires to know more about how the solar system came to be. This enticing book takes readers to the very frontiers of modern research, engaging with the latest controversies and debates. It reveals how ongoing discoveries of far-distant extrasolar planets and planetary systems are transforming our understanding of our own solar system's astonishing history and its possible fate.
Solar system -- Origin. --- Interplanetary dust. --- Life -- Origin.
Choose an application
Interplanetary dust. --- Meteorites. --- Interstellar matter. --- Stratosphere.
Choose an application
Choose an application
Electrostatic Dust Mitigation and Manipulation Techniques for Planetary Dust explains how to control and remove dust in space due to the presence of a vacuum, abrasiveness of dust particles and electrostatic charge on particles. The book introduces innovative technologies that use electrostatic and di-electrophoretic forces to remove and transport small particles away from surfaces. In addition, it discusses how to resolve thermal control problems and reduce lung inhalation and eye irritation problems. The book includes two abrasive wear test devices that were designed to study the rate of volume wear for different materials when subjected to lunar dust simulant of different size ranges. This will be an ideal resource for space system engineers, space exploration researchers, and advanced students and professionals in space engineering.
Electrostatic lenses. --- Space vehicles --- Electrostatic precipitation. --- Dust control. --- Dust --- Interplanetary dust. --- Electrostatic charging. --- Electric properties.
Choose an application
Analytical chemistry. --- Interplanetary dust. --- Metallizing. --- Secondary ion mass spectrometry. --- Space debris.
Choose an application
The Zodiacal Light, that misty diffuse cone of light seen in the West after Sunset and the East before Sunrise, is a beautiful and intriguing phenomenon. Even though everyone can enjoy the sight from a suitably dark location, it is poorly understood, and has been the subject of relatively little research. Brian May began his research into the subject in 1970, and was finally awarded his PhD in 2007, after a hiatus of more than 30 years pursuing his other career as guitarist with his rock band Queen. This book is Brian’s thesis, and as such presents the results of his research for astronomers. .
Interplanetary dust. --- Zodiacal light. --- Light, Zodiacal --- Popular Science in Astronomy. --- Planétologie --- Interplanetary dust --- Zodiacal light --- Physics. --- Planetology. --- Observations, Astronomical. --- Astronomy --- Astronomy. --- Astronomy, Observations and Techniques. --- Observations. --- Cosmic dust --- Interplanetary medium --- Planetary sciences --- Planetology --- Astronomy—Observations. --- Astronomical observations --- Observations, Astronomical
Choose an application
The birth and evolution of our solar system is a tantalizing mystery that may one day provide answers to the question of human origins. From Dust to Life tells the remarkable story of how the celestial objects that make up the solar system arose from common beginnings billions of years ago, and how scientists and philosophers have sought to unravel this mystery down through the centuries, piecing together the clues that enabled them to deduce the solar system's layout, its age, and the most likely way it formed.Drawing on the history of astronomy and the latest findings in astrophysics and the planetary sciences, John Chambers and Jacqueline Mitton offer the most up-to-date and authoritative treatment of the subject available. They examine how the evolving universe set the stage for the appearance of our Sun, and how the nebulous cloud of gas and dust that accompanied the young Sun eventually became the planets, comets, moons, and asteroids that exist today. They explore how each of the planets acquired its unique characteristics, why some are rocky and others gaseous, and why one planet in particular--our Earth--provided an almost perfect haven for the emergence of life. "From Dust to Life" is a must-read for anyone who desires to know more about how the solar system came to be. This enticing book takes readers to the very frontiers of modern research, engaging with the latest controversies and debates. It reveals how ongoing discoveries of far-distant extrasolar planets and planetary systems are transforming our understanding of our own solar system's astonishing history and its possible fate.
Interplanetary dust. --- Life --- Origin of the Solar system. --- Système solaire --- Poussière interplanétaire. --- Origine de la vie. --- Origin. --- Origines. --- Solar system --- Solar system.
Choose an application
Space vehicles --- Navigation (Astronautics) --- Guidance systems --- Congresses. --- Control systems --- Conferences - Meetings --- Interplanetary dust --- 629.7 <063> --- Astrogation --- Astronavigation --- Space navigation --- Lucht- en ruimtevaart. Aeronautica van de raketten. Astronautica--Congressen --- -Space vehicles --- -#TWER:WTCM --- Space rockets --- Spacecraft --- Spaceships --- Astronautics --- Rocketry --- Vehicles --- Astrodynamics --- Navigation --- Space flight --- Congresses --- -Congresses --- #TWER:WTCM --- -Congresses. --- Control systems -&delete& --- Guidance systems -&delete& --- Space vehicles - Guidance systems - Congresses. --- Space vehicles - Control systems - Congresses. --- Navigation (Astronautics) - Congresses. --- Interplanetary dust - Congresses.
Choose an application
This book provides an overview of cathodoluminescence properties of the planetary materials. It is unique in that it is the first book of its kind presenting new important data on cathodolumiescence spectrocopy and microscopy on samples of impactites, meteorites, shock recovery experiences and Interplanetary Dust Particles. Each chapter is written by a well-known specialist and covers new fields such as shock-induced microdeformations in minerals, astrobiology and the cosmochemistry of meteorites.
Astromineralogy. --- Cathodoluminescence. --- Cosmochemistry. --- Exobiology. --- Interplanetary dust. --- Luminescence spectroscopy. --- Meteorite craters. --- Planets --Geology. --- Planets --- Cathodoluminescence --- Astromineralogy --- Cosmochemistry --- Meteorite craters --- Interplanetary dust --- Exobiology --- Luminescence spectroscopy --- Physics --- Astronomy & Astrophysics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Astrophysics --- Light & Optics --- Geology --- Geology. --- Planetary geology --- Cathode-ray-excited emission --- Cathodophosphorescence --- Cathodothermoluminescence --- Electronoluminescence --- Earth sciences. --- Mineralogy. --- Planetology. --- Geobiology. --- Astrobiology. --- Earth Sciences. --- Biogeosciences. --- Astrogeology --- Luminescence --- Astrobiology --- Biology --- Habitable planets --- Life --- Planetary sciences --- Planetology --- Physical geology --- Crystallography --- Minerals --- Origin --- Earth sciences --- Biosphere
Listing 1 - 10 of 13 | << page >> |
Sort by
|