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Written by a leading planetary scientist, this engaging book

tells the remarkable story of how our solar system came into

existence and provides an expert tour of the Earth, its planetary

neighbors and other planetary systems. In a whirlwind adventure, we

explore how the formation of mighty Jupiter dominated the solar

system, why Mars is so small, where comets come from, how rings

form around planets, why asteroids exist and why Pluto isn't a

planet at all. En route, we discover the role of chance events in

shaping the course of the history of our solar system. Dramatic

collisions, for example, caused the tilts and spins of the planets,

the extinction of the dinosaurs and the rise of man. Finally, we

look at how suitable Earth is for harboring life, what other

planetary systems look like and whether we are alone in the cosmos.

For all those interested in understanding our solar system and its

place in the cosmos, this is a lucid and compelling read. Stuart

Taylor is the recipient of numerous academic awards, including the

Norman L. Bowen Award from the American Geophysical Union for his

important contributions to our understanding of the origins and

early history of the Earth and Moon. In 1997, Asteroid 5670 was

named Rosstaylor in his honor. He is the author of Solar System

Evolution (Cambridge, 1992).

Prologue

Acknorpledgements

Time line

Setting the stage

The place of the solar system in the universe

　The view before Copernicus

　The Copernican revolution

　Laplace and his followers

　The extent of the universe

　Galaxies

　Is the universe uniform?

　The expansion of the universe

　The age of the universe

　How did the universe begin?

　The darkness of the night sky

Stars and the Sun

　A common or garden star

　Stars and planets: what is the difference?

　Single and double stars

　Building stars

　The fate of the Sun

　Red dwarfs, brown dwarfs and possible tiny relatives

　Disks around stars

The disk around the Sun

　Laplace and his solar nebula

　In the beginning

　How big a disk?

　……

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Written by a leading planetary scientist, this book tells the remarkable story of how our solar system came into existence. It provides a fast-paced and expert tour of our new understanding of the Earth, its planetary neighbours and other planetary systems. We are shown why Mars is so small, where comets come from, how rings form around planets, why asteroids exist and why Pluto isn't a planet at all. En route we discover that chance events have shaped the course of the history of our solar system. Dramatic collisions, for example, have caused the tilts and spins of planets, the extinction of the dinosaurs and the rise of man. Finally, we look at how suitable Earth is for harbouring life, what other planetary systems look like and whether we are alone in the cosmos. For all those interested in understanding our solar system, this is a lucid and compelling read.