Showing Pluto : Sentinel of the Outer Solar System by Barrie W. Jones

Language:Chinese.HardCover. Pub Date: 2010-8-1 Pages: 231 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Orbiting at the edge of the outer Solar System. Pluto is anintriguing object in astronomy Since the fascinating eventssurrounding its discovery. it has helped increase our understandingof the origin. and evolution of the Solar System. and raisedquestions about the nature and the benefits of scientificclassification. This is a timely and exciting account of Pluto andits satellites. The author uses Pluto as a case study to discussdiscovery in astronomy. how remote astronomical bodies areinvestigated. and role of classification in science bydiscussing Plutos recent classification as a dwarf planet. BesidesPluto. the book also explores the rich assortment of bodies thatconstitute the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt. of which Pluto is the largestinnermost member. Richly illustrated. this text is...