Uranus and Neptune / Carolyn Kennett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kennett, Carolyn, author.

Series:

Kosmos (Athens, Greece : 1960)

Kosmos Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronomy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Reaktion Books Ltd, [2022]

Summary:

A comprehensive, accessible, and stunningly illustrated introduction to these far-off worlds. The most distant planets in our solar system, Uranus and Neptune were unknown by the ancients--Uranus was discovered in the 1780s and Neptune only in the 1840s. Our discovery and observation of both planets have been hampered by their sheer distance from Earth: there has only been one close encounter, Voyager 2 in the late 1980s. The Voyager mission revealed many enticing details about the planets and their moons but also left many more questions unanswered. This book is an informative and accessible introduction to Uranus, Neptune, and their moons. It takes readers on a journey from discovery to the most recent observations made from space- and ground-based telescopes, and it will appeal to amateur and professional astronomers alike.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Kennett, Carolyn Uranus and Neptune

ISBN:

9781789146424