The hunt for planet X
Subtitle: new worlds and the fate of Pluto
By: Govert Schilling.
Publisher: Copernicus Books/Springer Science + Business Media
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9780387778044
Copyright date: 2009
Subjects: Outer planets -- Discovery and exploration -- Popular works; Planets -- Discovery and exploration -- Popular works; Astronomy -- History -- Popular works; Solar system -- Discovery and exploration -- Popular works
Genres: Popular works
Work titles: Jacht op planeet X.
Description: "The Hunt for Planet X: New Worlds and the Fate of Pluto goes beyond a standard scientific read, encompassing who, and what, is involved in the pursuit of planetary endeavors. Touching on over three-hundred years of debates, debacles and discoveries, this book offers the reader insight into the minds and motives of planetary astronomers and their findings. The "hunt" continues to the outer-most regions of the solar system, and Govert Schilling states this search will not cease: "Astronomy is an adventurous science," he writes, and without adventure and those who seek it out the universe would otherwise remain mysterious. The real-life characters presented in The Hunt for Planet X look for glimpses of light in the dark, from Icy Kuiper Belt objects to full-fledged planets, in the process challenging how such worlds should be defined and ultimately describing the Universe."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 295) and index.