The quest for alien planets : exploring worlds outside the solar system / Paul Halpern.
The quest for alien planets : exploring worlds outside the solar system / Paul Halpern.
The quest for alien planets : exploring worlds outside the solar system / Paul Halpern.
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Publisher
New York ; London : Plenum Trade, c1997.
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T0385988
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxv, 293 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm.
Contents
Introduction: The Lure of Unknown Worlds -- Ch. 1. Red Neighbor -- Ch. 2. The Far Reaches of the Solar System -- Ch. 3. The Great Wobble Hunt -- Ch. 4. Riddle of the Pulsar Planets -- Ch. 5. By Jupiter! Giant Worlds around Alien Stars -- Ch. 6. Hidden Worlds: Planets as Dark Matter -- Ch. 7. Signs o...
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Publisher
New York ; London : Plenum Trade, c1997.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
Paul Halpern leads us through an interplanetary adventure as we seek out new planets, brilliant stars, and extraterrestrial life forms. The only book of its kind to detail the important discoveries of the first known worlds beyond the solar system, The Quest for Alien Planets explores the unfolding search for planets both similar and alien to Earth...
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The quest for alien planets : exploring worlds outside the solar system / Paul Halpern.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Transferred from N523/115.
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c1997.
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T0385988
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74VMQKdWjWzy
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ISBN
0306456230 :
9780306456237 :
DDC
523
MMS ID
991000415299702626
