Planets Beyond
Discovering the Outer Solar System
Published on 1. December 1988
Book
Hardback
302 pages
978-0-471-61128-8 (ISBN)
Description
"Planets Beyond" provides a highly entertaining introduction to the discovery of the outer planets, which began 250 years ago with William Herschel's sighting of Uranus, and programming right up to the planned voyager fly-by of Neptune in 1989. Written in a lighthearted style, but based on recent scientific facts, the author tells the stories of these mysterious bodies, as well as historical and scientific vignettes about the people involved in planetary exploration and study.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Illustrations
glossary, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 92 mm
Width: 42 mm
Weight
765 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-61128-8 (9780471611288)
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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?; cosmic archives - what the solar system can tell us. Appendices: Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft data; solar system statistics.