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The Neptune File: A Story of Astronomical Rivalry and the Pioneers of Planet Hunting
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Walker & Co
Publication date October 1, 2000
Pages 240
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780802713636
ISBN-10 0802713637
Dimensions 1 by 5.75 by 8 in.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $25.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summary
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. (view table of contents)
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Hardcover
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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.
Paperback
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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.

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