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Planets, Minor --- Asteroids --- Minor planets --- Planetoids --- Near-Earth objects --- Asteroids.

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523.4 --- Asteroids --- Planets --- Satellites --- Moons --- Natural satellites --- Planetary satellites --- Minor planets --- Planetoids --- Planets, Minor --- Near-Earth objects --- Planets and their satellites. Planetology --- Asteroids. --- Planets. --- Satellites. --- 523.4 Planets and their satellites. Planetology

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This book gives a detailed introduction to the thousands and thousands of smaller bodies in the solar system. Written for interested laymen, amateur astronomers and students it describes the nature and origin of asteroids, dwarf planets and comets, and gives detailed information about their role in the solar system. The author nicely reviews the history of small-world-exploration and describes past, current and future space craft missions studying small worlds, and presents their results. Readers will learn that small solar system worlds have a dramatically different nature and appearance than the planets. Even though research activity on small worlds has increased in the recent past many of their properties are still in the dark and need further research.

Astronomy - General --- Astronomy & Astrophysics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Asteroids. --- Comets. --- Dwarf planets. --- Planets, Dwarf --- Minor planets --- Planetoids --- Planets, Minor --- Near-Earth objects --- Astronomy. --- Astrophysics. --- Planetology. --- Popular Science in Astronomy. --- Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). --- Planetary sciences --- Planetology --- Astronomical physics --- Astronomy --- Cosmic physics --- Physics --- Space sciences. --- Science and space --- Space research --- Cosmology --- Science

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This book concentrates on some of the odd aspects of comets and asteroids. Strange behavior of comets, such as outbursts and schisms, and how asteroids can temporally act as comets are discussed, together with the possible threat of Centaurs-class objects like the Taurid complex. Recent years have seen the distinction between comets and asteroids become less prominent. Comets in "asteroid" orbits and vice versa have become almost commonplace and a clearer view of the role of small bodies in the formation of the Solar System and their effect on Earth has become apparent. Seargent covers this development in detail by including new data and information from space probes. .

Popular works. --- Natural disasters. --- Astrophysics. --- Astronomy. --- Popular Science. --- Popular Science in Astronomy. --- Planetary Sciences. --- Natural Hazards. --- Astrophysics and Astroparticles. --- Comets. --- Asteroids. --- Minor planets --- Planetoids --- Planets, Minor --- Near-Earth objects --- Planetary science. --- Geology. --- Geognosy --- Geoscience --- Earth sciences --- Natural history --- Planetary sciences --- Planetology --- Astronomical physics --- Astronomy --- Cosmic physics --- Physics --- Natural calamities --- Disasters

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Based on extensive primary sources, many never previously translated into English, this is the definitive account of the origins of Ceres as it went from being classified as a new planet to reclassification as the first of a previously unknown group of celestial objects. Cunningham opens this critical moment of astronomical discovery to full modern analysis for the first time. This book includes all the voluminous correspondence, translated into English, between the astronomers of Europe about the startling discovery of Ceres by Piazzi in 1801. It covers the period up to March 1802, at which time Pallas was discovered. Also included are Piazzi's two monographs about Ceres, and the sections of two books dealing with Ceres, one by Johann Bode, the other by Johann Schroeter. The origin of the word 'asteroid' is explained, along with several chapters on the antecedents of the story going back to ancient Greek times. The formulation of Bode's Law is given, as are the details on the efforts of Baron von Zach to organize a search for the supposed missing planet between Mars and Jupiter. Examples of verse created to commemorate the great discovery are included in this first volume. The author, who has a PhD in the History of Astronomy, is a dedicated scholar of the story of asteroids and his research on the discovery of Ceres is comprehensive and fully sourced. The discovery came at a time when rival astronomers were in hot competition with each other, and when the true nature of these celestial bodies was not yet known. With astronomers in France, Italy and beyond vying to understand and receive credit for the new class of astral bodies, drama was not in short supply--nor were scientific advances.

Astronomy - General --- Astronomy & Astrophysics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Asteroids. --- Astronomy --- Astronomers. --- History. --- Ceres (Dwarf planet) --- Minor planets --- Planetoids --- Planets, Minor --- Ceres (Planet) --- Physical scientists --- Near-Earth objects --- Planetology. --- Astrophysics. --- Astronomy, Observations and Techniques. --- History of Science. --- Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). --- History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics. --- Astronomical physics --- Cosmic physics --- Physics --- Planetary sciences --- Planetology --- Annals --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- Observations, Astronomical. --- Astronomy—Observations. --- Space sciences. --- Physics. --- Natural philosophy --- Philosophy, Natural --- Physical sciences --- Dynamics --- Science and space --- Space research --- Cosmology --- Science --- Astronomical observations --- Observations, Astronomical