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Introduction to Planetary Science
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A C.I.P. Catalogue record for this
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Table of Contents Preface xvii 1. T
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table of contents ix 7.3.4. The Ear
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table of contents xi 12.1.2. Physic
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table of contents xiii 15.6. Scienc
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table of contents xv 22.8. Summary
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Preface This textbook is intended t
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preface xix structure, their geolog
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On May 25, 1961, President John F.
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the urge to explore 3 deliberating
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the urge to explore 5 not catch on,
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the urge to explore 7 Figure 1.4. W
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the urge to explore 9 After a space
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the urge to explore 11 1.5.3 Averag
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Since time beyond reckoning, humans
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from speculation to understanding 1
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from speculation to understanding 1
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from speculation to understanding 1
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from speculation to understanding 2
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24 chapter 3 International Astronom
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26 chapter 3 Table 3.2. Average rad
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28 chapter 3 3.4 Surface Temperatur
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30 chapter 3 Figure 3.5. The densit
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32 chapter 3 core, which is presume
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34 chapter 3 3.8 Problems 1. Calcul
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36 chapter 4 Table 4.1. Types of ma
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38 chapter 4 Table 4.2. The basic c
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40 chapter 4 Figure 4.3. The Hertzs
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42 chapter 4 The unstable nucleus o
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44 chapter 4 in their central bulge
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46 chapter 4 About 10 −43 seconds
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48 chapter 4 3. Calculate the age o
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50 chapter 5 Table 5.1. The periodi
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52 chapter 5 The contraction of the
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54 chapter 5 Figure 5.2. The interi
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56 chapter 5 5.3.2 Energy Productio
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58 chapter 5 to the axis of rotatio
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60 chapter 5 Figure 5.8. The solar
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62 chapter 5 the radii of their orb
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The Earth in Figure 6.1 is the most
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earth: model of planetary evolution
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earth: model of planetary evolution
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earth: model of planetary evolution
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earth: model of planetary evolution
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earth: model of planetary evolution
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earth: model of planetary evolution
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earth: model of planetary evolution
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earth: model of planetary evolution
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The motion of the Earth in its orbi
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the clockwork of the solar system 8
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the clockwork of the solar system 9
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the clockwork of the solar system 9
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the clockwork of the solar system 9
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the clockwork of the solar system 1
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the clockwork of the solar system 1
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Meteorites are solid objects that f
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meteorites and impact craters 111 T
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meteorites and impact craters 113 F
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meteorites and impact craters 115 F
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meteorites and impact craters 117 F
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meteorites and impact craters 119 h
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meteorites and impact craters 121 F
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meteorites and impact craters 123 r
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meteorites and impact craters 125 i
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meteorites and impact craters 127 F
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meteorites and impact craters 129 F
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meteorites and impact craters 133 F
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meteorites and impact craters 135 w
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meteorites and impact craters 137 S
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140 chapter 9 Figure 9.1. Full view
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142 chapter 9 Figure 9.4. A. Basalt
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144 chapter 9 Figure 9.5. Oblique v
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146 chapter 9 Figure 9.7. The impac
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148 chapter 9 Figure 9.9. Surface d
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150 chapter 9 of the Moon and that
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152 chapter 9 Figure 9.12. The mant
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154 chapter 9 The impactor hypothes
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156 chapter 9 Figure 9.14. Partial
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158 chapter 9 Figure 9.16. Sequence
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160 chapter 9 manufacture of glass
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162 chapter 9 the Intergovernmental
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164 chapter 9 Figure 9.18. Illustra
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166 chapter 9 9.13 Problems 1. Writ
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168 chapter 10 Figure 10.1. This mo
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170 chapter 10 Figure 10.2. The Dis
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172 chapter 10 Figure 10.3. The iro
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174 chapter 10 weathering, transpor
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176 chapter 10 Table 10.2. Orbital
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178 chapter 10 10.5 Summary Mercury
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180 chapter 10 Figure 10.7. Small a
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We know Venus as the “star” tha
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venus; planetary evolution gone bad
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The sunlight reflected by Mars has
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mars: the little planet that could
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262 chapter 13 Table 13.1. Spectral
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316 chapter 15 ice remain on opposi
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318 chapter 15 Table 15.3. Impact c
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320 chapter 15 of explaining the fo
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322 chapter 15 where life did origi
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324 chapter 15 Figure 15.16. Ganyme
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326 chapter 15 Figure 15.18. Close-
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328 chapter 15 two times longer tha
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330 chapter 15 Figure 15.21. The As
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332 chapter 15 Substituting into eq
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Saturn in Figure 16.1 is the second
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saturn: the beauty of rings 337 Tab
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saturn: the beauty of rings 339 (0.
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saturn: the beauty of rings 341 and
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saturn: the beauty of rings 343 mos
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saturn: the beauty of rings 345 Fig
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saturn: the beauty of rings 347 Fig
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saturn: the beauty of rings 349 mol
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saturn: the beauty of rings 351 16.
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saturn: the beauty of rings 353 3.
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saturn: the beauty of rings 355 met
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saturn: the beauty of rings 357 Mor
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360 chapter 17 Figure 17.1. The sur
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362 chapter 17 constituent within a
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364 chapter 17 resulted from the de
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366 chapter 17 overheating of the E
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The planet Uranus in Figure 18.1 wa
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uranus: what happened here? 371 Tab
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uranus: what happened here? 375 an
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uranus: what happened here? 377 the
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uranus: what happened here? 383 Not
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After Uranus had been discovered in
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neptune: more surprises 387 Triton
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neptune: more surprises 389 about 2
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neptune: more surprises 391 electri
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neptune: more surprises 393 its low
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neptune: more surprises 395 Figure
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neptune: more surprises 399 Encyclo
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402 chapter 20 Figure 20.1. Pluto a
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406 chapter 20 Figure 20.3. Pluto a
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408 chapter 20 Lang KR, Whitney CA
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410 chapter 21 The shapes and sizes
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412 chapter 21 Figure 21.2. The orb
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414 chapter 21 Figure 21.3. A. The
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416 chapter 21 approximately equal
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418 chapter 21 EKOs whose semi-majo
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Comets have played an important rol
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comets: coming inside from the cold
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Now that we have explored the plane
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earth: the cradle of humans 443 The
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earth: the cradle of humans 445 on
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earth: the cradle of humans 447 Fig
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earth: the cradle of humans 449 23.
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earth: the cradle of humans 453 M.H
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456 chapter 24 A similar phenomenon
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458 chapter 24 object identified as
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460 chapter 24 of the Sun (i.e., 0.
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462 chapter 24 1. The distance of t
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466 chapter 24 and to have a core t
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468 chapter 24 Tarter JC, Chyba CF
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470 appendix 1 A1.4.1 Distance (m)
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472 appendix 1 A1.14 Roche Limits T
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474 appendix 1 k = 138 × 10 −23
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476 appendix 2 (Continued) Planet S
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478 appendix 2 (Continued) Name a A
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Glossary Geographic places and the
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glossary 483 Biosphere The total of
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glossary 485 Dormant volcano A volc
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glossary 487 Gas tail The part of t
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glossary 489 Intelligence The chara
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glossary 491 Main-belt asteroids As
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glossary 493 Nuclear fission A reac
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glossary 495 Pioneer American progr
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glossary 497 Red shift The increase
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glossary 499 Snowball Earth A somew
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glossary 501 Tidal forces The diffe
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Only the names of the first authors
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author index 505 Graedel, T.E. 101,
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author index 507 P Papanastassiou,
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subject index 511 Celetial mechanic
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subject index 513 physical properti
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subject index 515 Hydrogen fusion r
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subject index 517 Gusev crater 246-
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subject index 519 kinetic energy, T
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subject index 521 Nuclear weapons,
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subject index 523 Solar system dwar
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subject index 525 basalt 187-192, 1