title: Discovering the Solar System
author:  Barrie W. Jones 
description: "A thorough book for two-semester college-level coursesitalso serves astronomersa suitable book for any collegelibrary." (<i>CHOICE</i>, January 2008)
zlib_text: The Formation of
  The Solar System
  Theories Old and New
  
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  Imperial College Press
  ICP
  Michael Woolfson
  University of York, UK
  The Formation of
  The Solar System
  Theories Old and New
  
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  ISBN-13 978-1-86094-824-4
  ISBN-10 1-86094-824-3
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