The Hunt for Vulcan : How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet and Deciphered the Universe
An elegant and entertaining account explaining the strange history of the (non-existent) Planet Vulcan, which confounded the 19th century's brightest minds
History
1 online resource (171 pages)
9781784973964, 1784973963
965773460
Welcome Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; PART ONE: NEWTON TO NEPTUNE (1682-1846); CHAPTER 1. THE IMMOVABLE ORDER OF THE WORLD
CHAPTER 2. A HAPPY THOUGHT
CHAPTER 3. THAT STAR IS NOT ON THE MAP
INTERLUDE: SO VERY OCCULT
PART TWO: NEPTUNE TO VULCAN (1846-1878); CHAPTER 4. THIRTY-EIGHT SECONDS; CHAPTER 5. A DISTURBING MASS; CHAPTER 6. THE SEARCH WILL END SATISFACTORILY
CHAPTER 7. SO LONG ELUDING THE HUNTERS
INTERLUDE: A SPECIAL WAY OF FINDING THINGS OUT
PART THREE: VULCAN TO EINSTEIN (1905-1915); CHAPTER 8. THE HAPPIEST THOUGHT CHAPTER 9. HELP ME, OR ELSE I'LL GO CRAZYCHAPTER 10. BESIDE HIMSELF WITH JOY
POSTSCRIPT: THE LONGING TO BEHOLD ... PREEXISTING HARMONY
Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Illustration Credits; Index; About The Hunt for Vulcan; Reviews; About Thomas Levenson; An Invitation from the Publisher; Copyright