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Informative and highly readable, this book serves as a fascintaing progress report on the outer solar system, offering a way to better appreciate the newest findings. It unlocks some of the mysteries surrounding Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto-from the drama of their discoveries to the startling results ofVoyager 2's historic 1989 encounter with Neptune. This history of long-ago events encompasses modern developments, with dramatic tales of the triumphs and disappointments along the way to formulating and confirming universal scientific laws. Winner of the prestigious American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award for 1989, this volume was also chosen as an Astronomy Book of the Year by both Mercury magazine and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 1990 ed. Appendixes. Glossary. Index.Product Identifiers
PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-100486436020
ISBN-139780486436029
eBay Product ID (ePID)30201551
Product Key Features
Number of Pages319 Pages
Publication NamePlanets Beyond : Discovering the Outer Solar System
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAstronomy
Publication Year2004
AuthorMark Littmann
Subject AreaScience
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight18.1 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2004-049308
Dewey Edition22
Target AudienceTrade
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal523.47
Lc Classification NumberQb681.P53 2004