In Search of Planet Vulcan
Subtitle: The Ghost in Newton's Clockwork Universe
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: August 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780738208893
Subjects: Planets & asteroids; Science; Science/Mathematics; Astronomy - Solar System; History; Science-History; Cosmology
First sentence: The quest for Vulcan begins in the study of the wayward movements of the planets, and so, in a real sense, in the myth and superstition of prehistory when vigilant watchers of the night sky first recognized the wandering stars ( planet in Greek).