Planetary systems: a very short introduction, paperback/***

For many decades, we were only familiar with our own system of planets, the Solar System, orbiting our Sun.

Now we know that it is just one among a vast range of planetary systems around distant stars.

This book explores the nature and variety of planetary systems, how they are formed, and how they die.

Publisher: Oxford University Press Author(s): Raymond T.

(Halley Professor of Physics, University of Oxford) Pierrehumbert Illustration(s): 13 black and white images Number of pages: 160 Collection: Very Short Introductions Publication date: 2021 Dimensions: 112 x 175 x 12 Cover type: Paperback / softback.