The Cambridge Guide to the Solar System
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: October 6, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 468
ISBN-13: 9780521813068
Subjects: Planets & asteroids; Popular astronomy; The Moon; Science/Mathematics; Science; Astronomy - Solar System; Science / Astronomy; Cosmology; Solar System
First sentence: Ancient Earth-centered models and Sun-centered ones have both been used to describe and predict the motions of the wandering planets, which can suddenly turn around, apparently moving in the opposite direction before continuing on their usual course.