The Neptune File : Planet Detectives and the Discovery of Worlds Unseen

Standage, Tom

ISBN 10: 071399472X / ISBN 13: 9780713994728

Published by Penguin, UK, 2000

About this Item

Excellent account of the discovery of Neptune. pp215. Illus. DW has archival sleeve. Includes publisher's blurb.

Seller Inventory # 007301

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Neptune File : Planet Detectives and the Discovery of Worlds Unseen
• Publisher: Penguin, UK
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 071399472X
• ISBN 13: 9780713994728
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • 367 Oct 2013

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Synopsis

THE NEPTUNE FILE tells the dramatic story of the gifted Cornish mathematician John Couch Adams and the discovery of the planet Neptune in 1845. Combining scientific triumph with international controversy, pitting British intelligence against French wit, this is an intriguing tale of the search for an unknown planet and the uproar it caused. More than just an enthralling historical yarn, Tom Standage's story draws on recently discovered documents to reveal how two rival planet detectives pioneered a new way of seeing into space. It is a story that continues to unfold today, as astronomers discover dozens of new worlds orbiting other stars, and await the first direct observation of a planet beyond the solar system...

About the Author

Tom Standage is science correspondent of The Economist. He is the author of THE VICTORIAN INTERNET and has written for Wired, The Guardian, The Independent and The Daily Telegraph. He is married and lives in Greenwich.