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The Hunt for Planet X - New Worlds and the Fate of Pluto (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009) Loot Price: R828
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The Hunt for Planet X - New Worlds and the Fate of Pluto (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009): Govert...

The Hunt for Planet X - New Worlds and the Fate of Pluto (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009)

Govert Schilling

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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.

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Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin: United States
Release date: December 2010
First published: 2009
Authors: Govert Schilling
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 303
Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
ISBN-13: 978-1-4419-2667-8
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Popular astronomy
Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Space travel & exploration
Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Solar system > General
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LSN: 1-4419-2667-4
Barcode: 9781441926678

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