Venus

William Sheehan author Sanjay Shridhar Limaye author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Reaktion Books

Published:13th Jun '22

Should be back in stock very soon

Venus cover

This new and beautifully illustrated account of Venus takes in the most recent research into this mysterious, inhospitable world. Looking at the history of our observations of the planet, from early astronomy to future space missions, it seeks to answer many of the questions that remain unanswered, such as why Venus and Earth, so similar in size and mass, evolved in such different directions, and how Venus acquired its dense carbon-dioxide atmosphere. Above all, it assesses whether life might have escaped from the oven-like temperatures at the surface and evolved to become perpetually airborne – in which case Venus may not be lifeless after all.

ISBN: 9781789145854

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248 pages