Wonders of the Solar System
| Copyright Holder (Photos) | BBC |
| Senior Editor/Director | Helen Hawksfield, Julia Koppitz |
| Copyright Holder (Text) | Brian Cox, Andrew Cohen |
| Graphics by | Nathalie Lees |
| Color Reproduction | Saxon Digital Services |
| Printed by | South China Printing Co. Ltd. |
| Copyright Holder (Cover/Jacket Art) | Brian Cox, Shutterstock |
| Art Director/Editor | Studio8 Design |
| Associate Publisher | Myles Archibald |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Copyright Holder (Design) | HarperCollins Publishers, BBC |
| Copyright Holder (Graphics) | HarperCollins Publishers |
| About/Subject | Astronomy |
| Interior Design | Studio8 Design |
| Production | Stuart Masheter |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | 2010 |
| Copyright | 1996 |
| Pages / Font | 256 pages |
| ISBN 13 | 978-0-00-790171-5 |
| Barcode | 9 780007 901715 |
| Price | £20 |
| Chapters | CHAPTER 1: The Wonder INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 2: Empire Of The Sun AN ORDINARY STAR Solar eclipses In the realm of the Sun The energy of the Sun A star is born The forces behind the Sun THE POWER OF SUNLIGHT Sunspots: The seasons of the Sun The Sun and Earth: Sharing a rhythm? How to catch a sunbeam Solar eclipse in Varanasi THE INVISIBLE SUN The structure of the Sun's atmosphere The Heliosphere Defence against the force of the Sun Light fantastic: The Aurora Borealis Voyagers' grand tour From Eart to the Oort Cloud Investigating the future of our sun The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram The death of the Sun CHAPTER 3: Order Out Of Chaos THE CLOCKWORK SOLAR SYSTEM Rhythms of the Solar System The centre of the Universe The Heliocentric view The birth of the Solar System SATURN: THE INFANT SOLAR SYSTEM Saturn Saturn's rings Saturn's rings on Earth The moons of Saturn Enceladus: The brightest moon Gravity: The greatest sculpture VIOLENT BEGINNINGS The Late Heavy Bombardment A gift to Earth CHAPTER 4: The Thin Blue Bline EXPLORING EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE Journey to the edge of the Earth The binding force of gravity Lobsters on the ocean floor EARTH'S AMBIENT TEMPERATURES A tale of two atmospheres Surface temperature First line of defense Mercury's craters Goldilocks atmosphere The Greenhouse Effect The red planet How Mars lost its atmosphere THE STORMY SOLAR SYSTEM Jupiter: A planet of weather Titan: The mystery moon Journey to Titan The mystery of Titan's lakes CHAPTER 5: Dead Or Alive THE HEAT WITHIN Mars: A familiar world The volcanoes of Mars The formation of rocky planets Planet formation Newton's Law of Cooling Venus: A tortured history JUPITER: KING OF THE GIANTS Jupiter: The ethereal planet Armageddon watch Collision Jupiter's gravitational kick Powerful connections: The moon and tides Jupiter's moons Erta Ale, north-eastern Ethiopia The most violent place in the Solar System Volcanism across the Solar System The echoes of the Solar System CHAPTER 6: Aliens LIFE ON EARTH What is life? Water: An essential life force The signature of water LIFE ON MARS? Scars on Mars Mars' minerals Mars' unexplored subterranea Life underground The final piece of the jigsaw EUROPA: LIFE IN THE FREEZER Europa's eccentric orbit Vatnajokull Glacier, Iceland Index Picture credits Acknowledgements |
| Notes | BBC logo © BBC 1996 Printed in China |
Added by Neotrinston · Last edited by thethrowback