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The Grand Tour: A Traveler's Guide to the Solar System
by Miller, Ron; Hartmann, William K. | PB | Good
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- Yes
- ISBN
- 9781563050312
- Book Title
- Grand Tour : a Traveler's Guide to the Solar System
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Edition
- 2
- Publication Year
- 1993
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.5 in
- Features
- Revised
- Genre
- Art, Science
- Topic
- Astronomy, Subjects & Themes / General
- Item Weight
- 22.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 10 in
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1563050315
ISBN-13
9781563050312
eBay Product ID (ePID)
214829
Product Key Features
Edition
2
Book Title
Grand Tour : a Traveler's Guide to the Solar System
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1993
Topic
Astronomy, Subjects & Themes / General
Features
Revised
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
22.6 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
10 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
80-054620
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
523.2
Table Of Content
Introducing the Territory PART I: THE FIFTEEN LARGEST WORLDS JUPITER: Planet of the Gods SATURN: Lord of the Rings URANUS: A Sideways World NEPTUNE: The Last Giant EARTH: The Planet of Life VENUS: The Veiled Inferno MARS: The Rusted Planet GANYMEDE: A New Wrinkle TITAN: The Masked Moon MERCURY: Child of the Sun CALLISTO: The Battered Moon IO: A World Turning Inside Out THE MOON: Earth's Companion EUROPA: An Icy Cue Ball TRITON: A World Out of Place PART II: SELECTED SMALLER WORLDS Pluto and Charon Titania and Oberon Rhea Iapetus Umbriel and Ariel Dione and Tethys 1 Ceres Enceldus 4 Vesta Miranda Mimas Nereid 624 Hektor Amalthea 2060 Chiron Janus and Epimetheus Themus Naiad Comet P/Schwassmann-Wachmann I Phobos and Deimos 951 Gaspra Halley's Comet 1221 Amor and 1862 Apollo 4769 Castalia and 4179 Toutatis 1991 BA APPENDIX Glossary Further Reading Index
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
Hurricanes so enormous that the earth itself could be lost in one; a volcano larger than the state of Missouri and higher than Everest; a planet with a billion moons; a planet that rotates on its side; worlds made of solid ice; a world where it rains gasoline. These are not inventions of fantasy or science fiction, but are places that really exist-in our own solar system. Now with 190,000 copies in print, here is a spectacular Grand Tour of the solar system featuring a unique blend of science and art-photographs along with dazzling full-color paintings, drawings, and maps based on years of astronomer William Hartmann's research, personal observation, and interviews with colleagues. In text and diagrams, too, "The Grand Tour" explains how the strange and uncanny worlds on the journeys came to be, and what it would be like to actually set foot upon them today. The book includes an atlas of the planets and their satellites, and of the Earth's moon. Complete with a selection of previously unpublished photographs taken by the Apollo astronauts, and by the Mariner, Viking, and Pioneer planetary probes, "The Grand Tour" is unique and breathtaking, majestic and eerie, and wonderful, taking the reader to more, and to the beyond. Selection of the "Book-of-the-Month Club," "Quality Paperback Book Club," and "Newbridge Book Club.", Hurricanes so enormous that the earth itself could be lost in one; a volcano larger than the state of Missouri and higher than Everest; a planet with a billion moons; a planet that rotates on its side; worlds made of solid ice; a world where it rains gasoline. These are not inventions of fantasy or science fiction, but are places that really exist-in our own solar system. Now with 190,000 copies in print, here is a spectacular Grand Tour of the solar system featuring a unique blend of science and art-photographs along with dazzling full-color paintings, drawings, and maps based on years of astronomer William Hartmann's research, personal observation, and interviews with colleagues. In text and diagrams, too, The Grand Tour explains how the strange and uncanny worlds on the journeys came to be, and what it would be like to actually set foot upon them today. The book includes an atlas of the planets and their satellites, and of the Earth's moon. Complete with a selection of previously unpublished photographs taken by the Apollo astronauts, and by the Mariner, Viking, and Pioneer planetary probes, The Grand Tour is unique and breathtaking, majestic and eerie, and wonderful, taking the reader to more, and to the beyond. Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club , Quality Paperback Book Club , and Newbridge Book Club ., This updated version of the bestselling guide includes 10 new chapters, 52 new and/or revised paintings, 24 new photos, and new drawings and maps. Through lush art and up-to-the-minute science, readers witness the unprecedented discoveries made by astronomers working with space probes of the last decade.
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