LIVES OF THE PLANETS: A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Book ID/图书代码： 11701206B08042
English Summary/英文概要： A grand overview of the dynamic and endlessly fascinating backyard of astronomy--our solar system.
Lives of the Planets describes a scientific field in the midst of a revolution. Planetary science has mainly been a descriptive science, but it is becoming increasingly experimental. The space probes that went up between the 1960s and 1990s were primarily generalists--they collected massive amounts of information so that scientists could learn what questions to pursue. But recent missions have become more focused: Scientists know better what information they want and how to collect it. Even now probes are on their way to Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Pluto, with Europa--one of Jupiter’s moons--on the agenda.
In a sweeping look into the manifold objects inhabiting the depths of space, Lives of the Planets delves into the mythology and the knowledge humanity has built over the ages. Placing our current understanding in historical context, Richard Corfield explores the seismic shifts in planetary astronomy and probes why we must change our perspective of our place in the universe. In our era of extraordinary discovery, this is the first comprehensive survey of this new understanding and the history of how we got here.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书纵览了天文学界的“后院”——生机勃勃、神秘美丽的太阳系，描述了行星公转中部的科学领域知识。行星科学方面的文章历来主要是停留在记述说明性的科学理论知识，但是如今也变得越来越有事实化了。在二十世纪六十至九十年代间，科学家们对于宇宙探索的研究从未有过停息——他们收集了大量有关这方面的知识信息，并借鉴、参考以得出所要研究问题的所在。最近，他们更是明确聚焦了目标任务的方向：他们更清楚自己最想要知道和研究的是什么，以及如何去收集通晓这方面的资料。如今探测器的轨道甚至到达了水星、金星、火星、冥王星，议程上还将进行木星的卫星--一颗名叫尤萝芭的行星。
本书用开拓的眼光来审视宇宙深处复杂多样的奥秘，并且深入介绍了历经几个世纪所构建起来的神话和人类知识。
以到目前为止我们基于历史背景知识方面的理解，Richard Corfield剥析了行星天文学中地震引起的位置变化，探究为什么我们必须改变对于地球在宇宙中正确的地理位置的理解。根据我们现在的纪元，所做出一系列惊人非凡的研究总结，这是第一本涉及范围最广，最全面，最为让人理解的天文学研究书籍，并与以往的历史相结合，告诉读者人类是如何通过自身的努力而取得如今在科学方面的傲人成就的。
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About the Author/作者介绍： Richard Corfield received his doctorate from Cambridge University. He is currently a Visiting Senior Lecturer and Researcher in the Centre for Earth, Planetary, Space and Astronomical Research at the Open University, which oversaw both the Beagle 2 Mars mission and the Huygens mission to Titan.
Richard Corfield在剑桥大学取得博士学位。目前在函授大学（通过广播、电台等授课的一种教学方式）担任演讲师，和从事对于地球、行星、宇宙和天文学的研究，并监督海更斯原理、Beagle 2 火星项目等研究。
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