Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Owner name and date on front paste down under front flap. First Edition. NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft has given us new information on Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, long shrouded in mystery. ; Wiley Science Editions; 9.40 X 7.40 X 1.20 inches; 286 pages.

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Title

PLANETS BEYOND Discovering the Outer Solar System

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York

Publication Date

1988

Language

English

ISBN 10

047161128X

ISBN 13

9780471611288

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition; First Printing.

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A history of the discovery of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto details their first sightings, exploration, recent discoveries, and future missions, and highlights the individuals behind these discoveries

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Anticipating 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 planetsparticularly Uranus, Neptune, and Plutoup to the present day. He profiles key amateur and professional astronomers, unveiling scientific and political rivalries as well as the scientific theory behind their work. Short essays by significant scientists and "sidebars" by the author are interesting but they interrupt the text. Littmann points out how little we still know about our planetary neighborhood and how much we have to learn from pictures and readings to be taken by the spacecraft. Most suitable for public and college libraries. Laurie Tynan, Montgomery Cty.
Norristown P.L., Pa.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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