Combining the latest astronomical results with a historical perspective, Solar System: Between Fire and Ice takes you on a fabulous tour of our intriguing Solar System.
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Thomas Hockey joined the faculty of the University of Northern Iowa where he has taught astronomy to ten thousand students. He is the author of numerous professional papers and books. He is most well-known for serving as Editor-in-Chief for the prizewinning Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers (four volumes, editions 1 & 2, Springer) and for writing How we See the Sky: A Naked-Eye Tour of Day and Night (University of Chicago Press). Hockey also edited the journal Astronomy Education Review. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and member of the International Astronomical Union. In 2017, asteroid (25153) 1998 SY53 was named Tomhockey.
Jennifer Lynn Bartlett is an astronomer with the U.S. Naval Observatory, where she computes the positions and motions of planets and other celestial bodies while promoting traditional celestial navigation. She is also currently a member of the Organizing Committee for the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Commission A1 Astrometry. Previously, she taught introductory astronomy at Hampden-Sydney College and had a professional career as an engineer.
Daniel C. Boice is the principal astronomer at Scientific Studies & Consulting in San Antonio, Texas. Prior to this position, he performed cometary research sponsored by NASA and the National Science Foundation for 26 years in the Space Science and Engineering Division at Southwest Research Institute. Concurrently, he held a faculty appointment for 20 years in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses to our next generation of astronomers.
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Chapter 1. Origin of Our Solar System
Chapter 2. Characterizing Planets
Chapter 3. Orbits
Chapter 4. Luna, our Moon
Chapter 5. Sun-scorched Mercury
Chapter 6. Hothouse Venus
Chapter 7. Terra, Our Earth
Chapter 8. Rusty Mars
Chapter 9. Small Bodies: Asteroids & Meteoroids
Chapter 10. Gas Giants: Jupiter and Saturn
Chapter 11. Ice Giants: Uranus & Neptune
Chapter 12. Satellites of Ice and Fire
Chapter 13. Small Bodies: Comets
Chapter 14. From Kuiper Belt to Oort Cloud
Chapter 15. Sol, Our Sun
Chapter 16. Alien Worlds
Chapter 17. Future Exploration and Adventure in Our Solar System