Fruitful Encounters: The Origin of the Solar System and of the Moon from Chamberlin to Apollo (History of Modern Planetary Physics, Vol 3)

Fruitful Encounters: The Origin of the Solar System and of the Moon from Chamberlin to Apollo (History of Modern Planetary Physics, Vol 3)

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'can be highly recommended as a reference on the history of plantogonies.' Dr K. Regenauer-Lieb, Meteorite
'These three volumes give a very interesting overview of the historic development of theories beginning with the 17th century and ending in the 1980's, which have led to our present day understanding ofthe possible processes that have been involved in the formation of our solar system including Earth.' Open University Geological Society Journal

Book Description
The early twentieth century saw the replacement of the Nebular Hypothesis with the Chamberlin-Moulton theory that the solar system resulted from the encounter of the Sun with a passing star. Fruitful Encounters follows the eventual refutation of the encounter theory and the subsequent revival of a modernized Nebular Hypothesis. Professor Brush also discusses the role of findings from the Apollo space program, especially the analysis of lunar samples, culminating in the establishment of the "giant impact" theory of the Moon's origin in the 1980s.

Fruitful Encounters: The Origin of the Solar System and of the Moon from Chamberlin to Apollo (History of Modern Planetary Physics, Vol 3),Stephen G. Brush,Cambridge University Press,0521552141,Astronomy - Solar System,Cosmology,Exploration,History,Moon,Nebular hypothesis,Origin,Planetology,Science,Science/Mathematics,Solar System,Cosmology & the universe,History of science,Science / History,Solar system--Origin

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