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Planets Beyond: Discovering the Outer Solar System (Dover Books on Astronomy) by Mark Littmann Informative and highly readable, this book serves as a fascintaing 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 ofVoyager 2s historic 1989 encounter with Neptune. This history of long-ago events encompasses modern developments, with dramatic tales of the triumphs and disappointments along the way to formulating and confirming universal scientific laws. Winner of the prestigious American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award for 1989, this volume was also chosen as an Astronomy Book of the Year by both Mercury magazine and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 1990 ed. Appendixes. Glossary. Index. Author: Mark Littmann Language: EnglishBinding: PaperbackPages: 344Publisher: Dover PublicationsPublication Date: 2004-08-19
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ISBN: 0486436020
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