Encyclopedia of Planetary Sciences (Earth Science Series)
Contributors: J.H. Shirley (Editor); R.W. Fairbridge (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: December 31, 1899
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 990
ISBN-13: 9780792367949
Subjects: Geology & the lithosphere; Planets & asteroids; Reference; Geophysics; Planetary Physics; Science; Science/Mathematics; Astronomy - Solar System; Science / Geology; Astronomy; Cosmology; Physics; Encyclopedias; Astronomy - General; Astrophysics & Space Science
First sentence: Absorption is the conversion of electromagnetic energy to another form of energy through interaction with matter (Townes and Schawlow, 1955).