Planets Beyond
Discovering the Outer Solar System
Published on 1. April 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-471-51053-6 (ISBN)
Description
An introduction to the discovery of the outer planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, based on up-to-date scientific facts. Written in a style which will allow novices to understand the material easily, the text also describes historical and scientific vignettes about the people involved.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
illustrations (some colour)
Dimensions
Height: 86 mm
Width: 34 mm
Weight
595 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-51053-6 (9780471510536)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
The Discovery of Uranus; The Fervor for New Planets; Trouble with Uranus; Neptune: The Planet Found on a Sheet of Paper; Percival Lowell and Planet X. The Discovery of Pluto; Toward Uranus; The Grand Tour of Voyager 2; Triumph at Uranus; Appointment with Neptune; Voyagers to the Stars; The Smallest Planet; Is There a Tenth Planet?; Voyager 2 at Neptune: Beyond Imagination; Cosmic Archives: What the Outer Solar System Can Tell Us; Endnotes; Appendices; Selected Bibliography; Glossary; Index.