An Introduction to the Solar System

S283 - Planetary science and the search for life #1

by David A. Rothery (Editor)

Ongoing advances in Solar System exploration continue to reveal its splendour and diversity in remarkable detail. This undergraduate-level textbook presents fascinating descriptions and colour images of the bodies in the Solar System, the processes that occur upon and within them, and their origins and evolution. It highlights important concepts and techniques in boxed summaries, while questions and exercises are embedded at appropriate points throughout the text, with full solutions provided. Written and edited by a team of practising planetary scientists, this third edition has been updated to reflect our current knowledge. It is ideal for introductory courses on the subject, and is suitable for self-study. The text is supported by online resources, hosted at www.cambridge.org/solarsystem3, which include selected figures from the book, self-assessment questions and sample tutor assignments, with outlines of suggested answers.

Genres: Nonfiction

442 pages, Paperback

Published January 11, 2018

About the author

David Rothery is Professor of Planetary Geosciences at the School of Physical Sciences within the Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics at the Open University.

Reviews

[Edward Buckton]

The OU staff are talented scientists and charismatic lecturers, but in this particular volume their science communication falters; too often, important ideas and narratives are lost amongst long, long lists of geological jargon and tables of numbers.

Still - one down. One to go. 😤

[Iain McIntyre]

My first textbook for the Open University course in Planetary Science and the Search for Life. Very informative.