| Attributes of Planets Including Dynamic Characteristics, Axial Tilt, Rotation, and Orbital Clearing Contributor(s): Sing, Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1286284023 ISBN-13: 9781286284025 Publisher: Webster's Digital Services OUR PRICE: $19.58 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - Science |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.62 lbs) 150 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A planet is a celestial body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighboring region of planetesimals. Although each planet has unique physical characteristics, a number of broad commonalities do exist among them. Some of these characteristics, such as rings or natural satellites, have only as yet been observed in planets in the Solar System, whilst others are also common to extrasolar planets. This book studies attributes of planets including orbital period, orbital eccentricity, angular momentum, and clearing the neighborhood. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |