Planets Beyond: Discovering the Outer Solar SystemThis book serves as a fascinating 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 of Voyager 2’s historic 1989 encounter with Neptune. |
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Umsögn notanda - Not Available - Book VerdictAnticipating the conclusion of Voyager 2 's twelve-year solar system "Grand Tour'' in August 1989 when it flies by Neptune, Littmann traces the discovery and exploration of the outer ... Read full review
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The Discovery of Uranus | 1 |
The Fervor for New Planets | 14 |
Trouble with Uranus | 23 |
The Planet Found on a Sheet of Paper | 31 |
Percival Lowell and Planet X | 61 |
The Discovery of Pluto | 71 |
Toward Uranus | 89 |
The Grand Tour of Voyager 2 | 104 |
Voyagers to the Stars | 162 |
The Smallest Planet | 170 |
Is There a Tenth Planet? | 195 |
Beyond Imagination | 220 |
What the Outer Solar System Can Tell Us | 250 |
ENDNOTES | 269 |
APPENDIX A Chronologies | 281 |
APPENDIX B Voyager 1 and 2 | 291 |
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| Titill | Planets Beyond: Discovering the Outer Solar System Dover Books on Astronomy |
| Höfundur | Mark Littmann |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Útgefandi | Courier Corporation, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0486436020, 9780486436029 |
| Length | 319 síður |
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