Description: A thrilling account
of the exploration of the outer solar system by astronomers over the years,
told by a noted popular astronomy writer.
From the book publisher’s blurb: “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..”
About the Author: Govert Schilling is an internationally acclaimed astronomy
writer in the Netherlands. He is a contributing editor of Sky &
Telescope, and his articles have appeared in Science, New Scientist and BBC
Sky at Night Magazine. He wrote over fifty books (in Dutch) on a wide variety
of astronomical topics, some of which have been translated into English,
including Evolving Cosmos, Flash! The Hunt for the Biggest Explosions in the
Universe, The Hunt for Planet X, and Atlas of Astronomical Discoveries.
In 2007, the International Astronomical Union named asteroid (10986) Govert
after him.
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