Worlds Unnumbered: The Search for Extrasolar Planets

Goldsmith, Donald, Illustrated by Jon Lomberg

ISBN 10: 0935702970 / ISBN 13: 9780935702972

Published by Sausalito, CA: University Science Books, 1997, Sausalito, CA, 1997

About this Item

Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine--. 2nd Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Captures the excitement and explains the significance of new wrolds. Features an up-to-the-last-planet account that gives the general reader a vivid picture of the new planets -- planets that have already amazed astronomers for their colossal size and orbits that seem impossibly close to their representative sun. 237 pages including index. Color and B&W photos. Dust jacket has very, very light wear.

Seller Inventory # 003715

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Worlds Unnumbered: The Search for Extrasolar Planets
• Publisher: Sausalito, CA: University Science Books, 1997, Sausalito, CA
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0935702970
• ISBN 13: 9780935702972
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Illustrator: Jon Lomberg
• Edition: 2nd Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine--
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science

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Synopsis

The latest information from the results of ongoing searches for planets around other stars is presented and explored in this book. Why can we not see them, even though astronomers are convinced of their existence? How conclusions are drawn about them and their make-up is explained.