Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and the Outer Solar System |
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| Author:
| Elkins-Tanton, Linda T. |
| Series title: | Solar System Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4381-0729-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2009 |
| Publisher: | Infobase Holdings, Inc.
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| Imprint: | Facts On File |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | AUD $94.00 |
Book Description:
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Unlike all the planets closer to the Sun, known since antiquity, the farthest reaches are discoveries of the modern world. Uranus was discovered in 1781; Neptune, 1846; Pluto, 1930; the Kuiper belt group of objects, 1992; and though the Oort cloud had bee
Unlike all the planets closer to the Sun, known since antiquity, the farthest reaches are discoveries of the modern world. Uranus was discovered in 1781; Neptune, 1846; Pluto, 1930; the Kuiper belt group of objects, 1992; and though the Oort cloud had bee