Appendices

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  1. Solar System Data
    Tables of many physical and orbital parameters for each of the major bodies in the solar system.
  2. Extrema
    Lists of the biggest, smallest, brightest and densest bodies in the solar system and a list of those bodies least unsuitable for life.
  3. Discovery Chronology
    Lists of which bodies were discovered in each century since Galileo.
  4. The Origin of the Solar System
    A brief description of the early history of the solar system.
  5. Planetary Linguistics
    Some interesting linguistic tidbits relating to the planets.
  6. Astronomical Names
    An explanation of the way names are chosen for astronomical bodies and their surface features.
  7. Hypothetical Planets
    An essay on planets and moons that turned out to not be real.
  8. Picture List
    Partial and woefully out of date list of planetary pictures available on the Net and offline.
  9. Music List
    Classical music related to the planets.
    A. Credits
    People and publications that helped.
    B. Copyrights
    The images are NASA’s, the text is mine…