Planet Quest The Epic Discovery of Alien Solar Systems |
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| Author:
| Croswell, Ken |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-288083-3 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1999 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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Written by the award-winning writer Ken Croswell, this book offers a unique look at the quest by astronomers for new planets in other solar systems. In the light of recent dramatic discoveries, astronomers are hopeful that these new findings will provide a clue to the existence of other intelligent life forms in the cosmos. This book tells the story behind the exciting discovery of the very first planets outside our own solar system, and what this means for civilization.
Written by the award-winning writer Ken Croswell, this book offers a unique look at the quest by astronomers for new planets in other solar systems. In the light of recent dramatic discoveries, astronomers are hopeful that these new findings will provide a clue to the existence of other intelligent life forms in the cosmos. This book tells the story behind the exciting discovery of the very first planets outside our own solar system, and what this means for civilization.