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Jupiter / William Sheehan and Thomas Hockey.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Kosmos (London, England)Publisher: London : Reaktion Books, 2018Copyright date: �2018Description: 191 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781780239088
  • 1780239084
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 523.45 23
LOC classification:
  • QB661 .S54 2018
Contents:
Prologue -- The Jovian planets -- Jupiter : a primer for a giant planet -- Superficial matters -- Atmospherics -- The great red spot becomes great -- A bewildering phantasmagoria : Jovian meteorology -- Above Jupiter -- Jupiter in collision -- Juno to Jupiter -- Observing Jupiter -- Appendix I. Jupiter by the numbers -- Appendix II. Conjunctions of Jupiter -- Appendix III. The Galilean satellites by the numbers -- Appendix IV. Space probes to Jupiter.
Summary: Majestic and untwinkling, Jupiter is the grandest of all planets. It is the largest planet in our solar system and among the brightest objects in the night sky. It shines with a noble, steady luster, and its calming presence has inspired humans for centuries. Jupiter was the g2sbeloved starg3s of the first serious observers of the planets, the ancient Sumerians and Babylonians, and has inspired poetic utterances from eminent writers such as William Wordsworth and Walt Whitman. It also continues to inspire contemporary astronomers and stargazers, and this beautifully illustrated volume brings our understanding of Jupiter right up to date.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-182) and index.

Prologue -- The Jovian planets -- Jupiter : a primer for a giant planet -- Superficial matters -- Atmospherics -- The great red spot becomes great -- A bewildering phantasmagoria : Jovian meteorology -- Above Jupiter -- Jupiter in collision -- Juno to Jupiter -- Observing Jupiter -- Appendix I. Jupiter by the numbers -- Appendix II. Conjunctions of Jupiter -- Appendix III. The Galilean satellites by the numbers -- Appendix IV. Space probes to Jupiter.

Majestic and untwinkling, Jupiter is the grandest of all planets. It is the largest planet in our solar system and among the brightest objects in the night sky. It shines with a noble, steady luster, and its calming presence has inspired humans for centuries. Jupiter was the g2sbeloved starg3s of the first serious observers of the planets, the ancient Sumerians and Babylonians, and has inspired poetic utterances from eminent writers such as William Wordsworth and Walt Whitman. It also continues to inspire contemporary astronomers and stargazers, and this beautifully illustrated volume brings our understanding of Jupiter right up to date.

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