The Hunt for Planet X: New Worlds and the Fate of Pluto

by Govert Schilling

Book Overview

Ever since the serendipitous discovery of planet Uranus in 1871, astronomers have been hunting for new worlds in the outer regions of our solar system. This exciting and ongoing quest culminated recently in the discovery of hundreds of ice dwarfs in the Kuiper belt, robbed Pluto from its 'planet' status, and led to a better understanding of the origin of the solar system. This timely book reads like a scientific 'who done it', going from the heights...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387778047
• ISBN13: 9780387778044
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Copernicus Books
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.5"