Celestial Shadows: Eclipses, Transits, and Occultations

by John Westfall and William Sheehan

Book Overview

Much of what is known about the universe came from the study of celestial shadows. This book looks in detail at the way eclipses and other celestial shadows have given us amazing insights into the nature of the objects in our solar system and how they are even helping us discover and analyze planets that orbit stars other than our Sun. A variety of eclipses, transits, and occultations of the mooons of Jupiter and Saturn, Pluto and its satellite...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493939718
• ISBN13: 9781493939718
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 713 Pages
• Weight: 2.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"