A History of Modern Planetary Physics: Transmuted PastCambridge University Press, 23 feb 1996 - 134 páginas The three volumes that together make up A History of Modern Planetary Physics present a survey of the different theories about the origin of the solar system and the nature of the Earth. Transmuted Past follows the development of theories of stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis in the twentieth century and describes radiometric methods for estimating the age of the Earth. Professor Brush also offers perspectives on the changing reputation of planetary science relative to the "pure" sciences, such as physics, and a comparison of history and geology as ways of studying the past. |
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A History of Modern Planetary Physics: Transmuted Past Stephen G. Brush Vista previa restringida - 1996 |
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