Lives of the Planets

Richard Corfield

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Author
Richard Corfield
Publish Date
2012-04-03
Subtitle
A Natural History of the Solar System
Book Type
Paperback
Number of Pages
304
Publisher Name
Basic Books
ISBN-10
0465028519
ISBN-13
9780465028511
citemno
224090
Edition
Reprint
Subject
Physics
SKU
9780465028511

Description

Lives of the Planets is a sweeping tour of our solar system, from the sun and demoted Pluto, to the Kuiper Belt and beyond the edge of the interstellar void. From the Neolithic computer that is Stonehenge to Galileo's telescope to Kepler's latest search for life on other planets, Richard Corfield deftly describes the colorful history of humanity's unfolding discovery of our solar system's secrets.

In this era of unprecedented discovery, Lives of the Planets is a comprehensive survey of our growing knowledge and the history of how we got here.