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The Neptune File: A Story of Astronomical Rivalry and the Pioneers of Planet Hunting
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Hardcover
from Walker & Co (October 1, 2000)
9780802713636 | details & prices | 240 pages | 5.75 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $25.00
About: Traces mathematician John Couch Adam's search to find the position of planet Uranus using mathematical calculations, and describes the Victorian era controversies surrounding planetary discoveries.
About: Traces mathematician John Couch Adam's search to find the position of planet Uranus using mathematical calculations, and describes the Victorian era controversies surrounding planetary discoveries.
Paperback
Reissue edition from Berkley Pub Group (November 1, 2001)
9780425181737 | details & prices | 240 pages | 5.25 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $14.00
About: Describes the dramatic events surrounding the discovery of Neptune, the eighth planet in the solar system, and profiles the two men, British mathematician John Couch Adams and French astronomer Urbain Le Verrier who predicted where the planet would be based on mathematical calculations rather than on observation.
About: Describes the dramatic events surrounding the discovery of Neptune, the eighth planet in the solar system, and profiles the two men, British mathematician John Couch Adams and French astronomer Urbain Le Verrier who predicted where the planet would be based on mathematical calculations rather than on observation.