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The Neptune File

The Neptune File A Story of Astronomical Rivalry and the Pioneers of Planet Hunting

Hardback (17 Jan 2005)

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    Publisher's Synopsis

    This volume draws on recently discovered documents to reveal how two planet detectives pioneered a new way of seeing into space. It tells the story of the Cornish mathematician John Couch Adams and his discovery of the planet Neptune in 1845.

    Book information

    ISBN: 9780802713636
    Publisher: Walker
    Imprint: Walker
    Pub date:
    DEWEY: 523.481
    DEWEY edition: 22
    Number of pages: 240
    Weight: 430g
    Height: 203mm
    Width: 146mm
    Spine width: 25mm

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