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The Hunt for Planet X
New Worlds and the Fate of Pluto
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Artikel-Nr:
9781441926678
Veröffentl:
2010
Erscheinungsdatum:
06.12.2010
Seiten:
303
Autor:
Govert Schilling
Gewicht:
461 g
Format:
231x154x22 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Govert Schilling ist bekannt als Wissenschaftsjournalist und schreibt für Magazine wie 'Science', 'National Geographis' und 'Sky & Telescope'. Lange Jahre tätig beim Artis Planetarium in Amsteram. Zahlreiche Buchpublikationen zum Thema Astronomie. Der Autor lebt mit seiner Familie in Utrecht, Niederlande.
Ever since the serendipitous discovery of planet Uranus in 1871, astronomers have been hunting for new worlds in the outer regions of our solar system. This exciting and ongoing quest culminated recently in the discovery of hundreds of ice dwarfs in the Kuiper belt, robbed Pluto from its 'planet' status, and led to a better understanding of the origin of the solar system.
This timely book reads like a scientific 'who done it', going from the heights of discovery to the depths of disappointment in the hunt for 'Planet X'. Based on many personal interviews with astronomers, the well-known science writer Govert Schilling introduces the heroes in the race to be the first in finding another world, bigger than Pluto.
Based on interviews with astronomers, this book reads like a scientific 'whodunnit', going from disappointment to elation in the hunt for 'Planet X'. Science writer Govert Schilling introduces the heroes in the race to find a new world in our solar system.
Reads like a scientific detective story, describing the highs and lows of the hunt for Planet X and the astronomical race to be the first to find an object larger than Pluto
A Larger Solar System.- Eleven Planets.- The Writing Desk Planet.- #x2018;I#x2019;ve Found Your Planet X#x2019;.- The Kid Planet.- A Strange and Wonderful Week.- Fortunate Circumstances.- Nix and Hydra.- The Unauthorized Planet.- Uranus: Problem Solved?.- Mysterious Forces.- The Hunt for the Death Star.- The Secret Planet.- Vulcanoids and Earth-Grazers.- The Kuiper Connection.- Comet Puzzles.- Smiley.- Family Portraits.- The Migrating Planet.- Icy Treasure Troves.- The Big Five.- The Tenth Planet.- The Spanish Invasion.- Pas de deux.- Model from Nice.- Planet Under Siege.- Planetary Elections.- The Continuing Story.- A Thousand Planets.- New Horizons.