How We Find Other Earths: Technology and Strategies to Detect Planets Similar to Ours

Culp, Jennifer

 
9781499462920: How We Find Other Earths: Technology and Strategies to Detect Planets Similar to Ours
ISBN 10 : 1499462921 ISBN 13 : 9781499462920
Editeur : Rosen Young Adult, 2015

Synopsis

This volume describes the techniques with which astronomers and astrophysicists seek out worlds similar to our native planet throughout the vastness of the universe. Breaking down sometimes complicated concepts for beginning students of the cosmos, it includes the history of this planetary quest from ancient to modern times, contemporary methods used to find exoplanets, and their sheer diversity. Altogether, this otherworldly exploration, visually rich with the imagery of the heavens, gives readers a great entry point into a branch of astronomy that has thrilled inquisitive minds for millennia.

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Éditeur
Rosen Young Adult
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1499462921
ISBN 13 
9781499462920
Reliure
Belle reliure
Nombre de pages
112
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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