by CBE DSc FRAS Sir Patrick Moore (Author)
This study of the solar system takes into account all the latest findings of radio astronomy, the space programmes of Russia and America and the work that is still being done with optical telescopes. It describes our planetary system in detail and discusses all the latest findings on the planets, as well as looking at the history of their discovery and the famous astronomers whose work is associated with them.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Edition: 2
Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd
Published: 22 Oct 1993
ISBN 10: 0283061456
ISBN 13: 9780283061455