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020			_a9781108471541
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a551.509992 _bL886e
100			_aLorenz, Ralph D.
245			_aExploring planetary climate _ba history of scientific discovery on Earth, Mars, Venus and Titan _cRalph D. Lorenz
260			_bCambridge University Press _c2019 _aCambridge
300			_axii, 320p
520			_ahis book chronicles the history of climate science and planetary exploration, focusing on our ever-expanding knowledge of Earth's climate, and the parallel research underway on some of our nearest neighbours: Mars, Venus and Titan. From early telescopic observation of clouds and ice caps on planetary bodies in the seventeenth century, to the dawn of the space age and the first robotic planetary explorers, the book presents a comprehensive chronological overview of planetary climate research, right up to the dramatic recent developments in detecting and characterising exoplanets. Meanwhile, the book also documents the discoveries about our own climate on Earth, not only about how it works today, but also how profoundly different it has been in the past. Highly topical and written in an accessible and engaging narrative style, this book provides invaluable historical context for students, researchers, professional scientists, and those with a general interest in planetary climate research.
650			_aPlanets -- Atmospheres
650			_aAtmosphere
650			_aClimatology
942			_cBK
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