Planets: ours and other from earth to exoplanets/ (Record no. 186675)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 00371nam a2200133Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789814525152 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 523.4 |
| Item number | ENC/P |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Encrenaz, Therese. |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Planets: ours and other from earth to exoplanets/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Therese Encrenaz. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Jersey : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | World Scientific, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2013. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xviii, 187p. : |
| Other physical details | col. ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 23 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 1. How to explore planets --<br/>The earth in space --<br/>Telescopic observations --<br/>Observations from space --<br/>Searching for exoplanets --<br/>2. The birth of planets --<br/>A formation within a disk --<br/>A common scenario in the Universe --<br/>What is the age of the solar system? --<br/>The main steps of planetary formation --<br/>Telluric planets and giant planets --<br/>Between the two families of planets: asteroids --<br/>Pluto and the transneptunian objects --<br/>3. Exploring planet Earth --<br/>Rocks and metals: a differentiated internal structure --<br/>A terrestrial singularity: plate tectonics --<br/>Formation of terrestrial relief: the isostasy principle --<br/>Our natural environment: the terrestrial atmosphere --<br/>The water cycle: another specificity of Earth --<br/>Between the Earth and space, the magnetosphere --<br/>A brief history of the Earth's climate --<br/>The Earth-Moon couple: a double system --<br/>The Earth, a unique planet ... --<br/>4. The neighbors of the Earth --<br/>Closest to the Sun, Mercury --<br/>A Moon that looks like Mercury --<br/>Venus, the furnace --<br/>Mars, a desert word --<br/>Comparative evolution of terrestrial planets: the role of water --<br/>5. A little further, the giant planets --<br/>Two classes of giant planets --<br/>From Jupiter to Neptune: four decades of exploration --<br/>The outer satellites --<br/>6. Exoplanets, the new worlds --<br/>A long quest marked with failures --<br/>Fifteen years later, the situation --<br/>The formation of planetary systems --<br/>How to classify exoplanets? --<br/>From detection to characterization --<br/>7. Searching for habitable worlds --<br/>A new discipline, astrobiology --<br/>Life elsewhere in the solar system? --<br/>Life on exoplanets? --<br/>Searching for inhabited worlds. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Extrasolar planets |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Planets |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 29/08/2016 | 523.4 ENC/P | P41689 | 29/08/2016 | General Books |