Overview
- Covers a variety of unconventional theories about the formation of the Solar System, the introduction of life on Earth, the nature of comets, and more
- Maintains an approachable, informal and non-technical tone accessible to non-specialists
- Continues the author's well-received "Weird" series, including "Weird Weather," "Weird Astronomy," "Weird Worlds," and "Weird Universe"
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Astronomers' Universe (ASTRONOM)
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“In his latest book, David Seargent (the Australian comet expert) dives into a host of strange and weird theoretical proposals associated with our Solar System. … This is an extremely enjoyable and thought-provoking book.” (David W. Hughes, The Observatory, Vol. 136 (1255), December, 2016)
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Book Title: Weird Astronomical Theories of the Solar System and Beyond
Authors: David Seargent
Series Title: Astronomers' Universe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25295-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-25293-3Published: 06 January 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-25295-7Published: 26 December 2015
Series ISSN: 1614-659X
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6651
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 270
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 32 illustrations in colour
Topics: Popular Science in Astronomy, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Evolutionary Biology