Investigating the origin of the asteroids and early findings on Vesta : historical studies in asteroid research /

"This book assesses the origin of asteroids by analyzing the discovery of Vesta in 1807. Wilhelm Olbers, who discovered Vesta, suggested that the asteroids were the result of a primordial planet's explosion. Cunningham studies that idea in detail through the writings of Sir David Brewster...

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Main Author: Cunningham, Clifford J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017]
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