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9%OFFBruce Dorminey - Distant Wanderers: The Search for Planets Beyond the Solar System - 9781441928726 - V9781441928726
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Distant Wanderers: The Search for Planets Beyond the Solar System

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Description for Distant Wanderers: The Search for Planets Beyond the Solar System paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
Recent discoveries of planet-like objects circling other sun-like stars have stirred enormous interest in what other planets may exist in the universe, and whether they support intelligent life, or at least could do so. This book will take us into the thick of this search for extrasolar planets. Unlike other books, it will focus on the people behind the searches--many of whom the author knows--and the extraordinary technology that is on the drawing boards and currently in use to detect distant wanderers and describe their characteristics, thus bringing us to the cutting edge of knowledge of the subject. The author ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Copernicus United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441928726
SKU
V9781441928726
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99-15

Reviews for Distant Wanderers: The Search for Planets Beyond the Solar System
From the reviews: "Dorminey hits the mark with the most up-to-date and complete account of the ongoing hunt for elusive extrasolar planets. With an eclectic narrative style equally fitting for a travel journal and a scientific monograph, Dorminey injects his personal experiences with planet hunters, their prey, their weapons, adn their hopes and fears throughout each chapter of ... Read more

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