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12. GREAT JUPITER AND HIS SATELLITES
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- PREFACE v
- CONTENTS ix
- 1. INTRODUCING THE PLANETS 1
- 2. HOW THE SYSTEM HOLDS TOGETHER 19
- 3. THE DISCOVERIES OF NEPTUNE AND PLUTO 35
- 4. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 44
- 5. THE EARTH 58
- 6. THE EARTH AS AN ABODE FOR LIFE 72
- 7. THE MOON'S INFLUENCE ON THE EARTH 97
- 8. OBSERVING THE MOON 112
- 9. THE NATURE OF THE MOON 133
- 10. PLUTO, MERCURY, AND VENUS 170
- 11. MARS 196
- 12. GREAT JUPITER AND HIS SATELLITES 231
- 13. THE OTHER GIANT SYSTEMS - SATURN, URANUS, AND NEPTUNE 258
- 14. COMPARISONS AMONG PLANETS AND SATELLITES 276
- 15. ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM 288
- APPENDIX 1 313
- APPENDIX 2 314
- APPENDIX 3 316
- APPENDIX 4 321
- APPENDIX 5 326
- APPENDIX 6 332
- INDEX 335
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- PREFACE v
- CONTENTS ix
- 1. INTRODUCING THE PLANETS 1
- 2. HOW THE SYSTEM HOLDS TOGETHER 19
- 3. THE DISCOVERIES OF NEPTUNE AND PLUTO 35
- 4. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 44
- 5. THE EARTH 58
- 6. THE EARTH AS AN ABODE FOR LIFE 72
- 7. THE MOON'S INFLUENCE ON THE EARTH 97
- 8. OBSERVING THE MOON 112
- 9. THE NATURE OF THE MOON 133
- 10. PLUTO, MERCURY, AND VENUS 170
- 11. MARS 196
- 12. GREAT JUPITER AND HIS SATELLITES 231
- 13. THE OTHER GIANT SYSTEMS - SATURN, URANUS, AND NEPTUNE 258
- 14. COMPARISONS AMONG PLANETS AND SATELLITES 276
- 15. ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM 288
- APPENDIX 1 313
- APPENDIX 2 314
- APPENDIX 3 316
- APPENDIX 4 321
- APPENDIX 5 326
- APPENDIX 6 332
- INDEX 335