ASTR630 Textbooks
Required:
Planetary Sciences
(I. de Pater and J.J. Lissauer), 2nd Edition (2010, ISBN-13:
9780521853712), $80.
A thorough quantitative treatment of the physics of the
planets. There are errata posted on the book's web site above.
Recommended:
Solar System Dynamics
(C.D. Murray and
S.F. Dermott). About $80.
Excellent introdution to
planetary dynamics. I will draw substantially from this
material to supplement our textbook.
Recommended:
The New Solar System (J.K. Beatty and A. Chaikin, Eds., 4th Edition). $10-$20 second hand.
Excellent qualitative introduction to planetary science.
Descriptive chapters are each written by experts in the field. Published in 2000, so a bit out of date, but very inexpensive on Amazon!
Good General Solar System Information:
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