Bibliograph

Atlas of Uranus, Garry Hunt and Patrick Moore

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Atlas of Uranus, Garry Hunt and Patrick Moore

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Atlas of Uranus

Oclc number

15588685

Responsibility statement

Garry Hunt and Patrick Moore

Summary

The first atlas of Uranus and its satellites; based largely on NASA images obtained by the Voyager 2 mission in 1986

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Uranus in the solar system -- William Herschel -- The discovery of Uranus -- Pre-discovery observations -- Early theories of Uranus -- The rotation of Uranus -- Discovery of the rings -- Space-probes to the planets -- The voyager space-craft -- Earlier results from the voyagers -- Approach to Uranus -- The magnetosphere of Uranus -- The rings -- The structure of Uranus -- The satellite system -- The larger satellites -- Oberon -- Titania -- Umbriel -- Ariel -- Miranda -- The new satellites -- Beyond Uranus

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