Fundamental planetary sciences (Record no. 560683)
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| control field | 20190826153140.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781108411981 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | IIT Kanpur |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 523.2 |
| Item number | L692f |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Lissauer, Jock J. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Fundamental planetary sciences |
| Remainder of title | physics, chemistry and habitability |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Jack J. Lissauer and Imke de Pater |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | Updated edition |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year of publication | 2019 |
| Place of publication | Cambridge |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xv, 604p |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | A quantitative introduction to the Solar System and planetary systems science for advanced undergraduate students, this engaging textbook explains the wide variety of physical, chemical and geological processes that govern the motions and properties of planets. The authors provide an overview of our current knowledge and discuss some of the unanswered questions at the forefront of research in planetary science and astrobiology today. This updated edition contains the latest data, new references and planetary images and an extensively rewritten chapter on current research on exoplanets. The text concludes with an introduction to the fundamental properties of living organisms and the relationship that life has to its host planet. With more than 200 exercises to help students learn how to apply the concepts covered, this textbook is ideal for a one-semester or two-quarter course for undergraduate students. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Planetary rings |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Planetary theory |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Planetology |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Imke, de Pater |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
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| General Stacks | PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | 02/09/2019 | 2 | 3452.11 | 523.2 L692f | A184647 | 4315.14 | Books |