The Quest for Alien Planets: Exploring Worlds Outside the Solar System

Halpern, Paul

ISBN 10: 0306456230 / ISBN 13: 9780306456237

Published by New York: Plenum Trade, 1997, New York, 1997

About this Item

Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The only book of its kind to detail the important discoveries of the first worlds beyond the solar system. It explores the unfolding search for planets both similar and alien to Earth. 292 pages including index. B&W photos. Tight copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Quest for Alien Planets: Exploring Worlds Outside the Solar System
• Publisher: New York: Plenum Trade, 1997, New York
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0306456230
• ISBN 13: 9780306456237
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Printing
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science

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Synopsis

Paul Halpern leads us through an interplanetary adventure as we seek out new planets, brilliant stars, and extraterrestrial life forms. The only book of its kind to detail the important discoveries of the first known worlds beyond the solar system, The Quest for Alien Planets explores the unfolding search for planets both similar and alien to Earth. This book is inspired by the certain knowledge that our solar system is not unique. Halpern boldly guides us through the astonishing discoveries of yesterday and today that pave the cosmic road to new planets, space migration, and extraterrestrial life, as we enter a vast future that promises untold surprises. The Quest for Alien Planets reveals the exciting drama behind humankind's intergalactic endeavors, and details the trailblazing exploits that are propelling our new age of discovery.

About the Author

Paul Halpern is Professor of Physics at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and the author of many trade science books, including The Cyclical Serpent, Countdown to the Apocalypse, and The Pursuit of Destiny. He lives in Philadelphia.