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The Neptune File by Tom Standage (2001, Paperback, Reissue) 
The Neptune File by Tom Standage (2001, Paperback, Reissue)

 
The Neptune File by Tom Standage (2001, Paperback, Reissue)

Author: Tom Standage
Publisher: Berkley Pub Group
Publication Date: 2001-11-01
Language: English
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0425181731
ISBN-13: 9780425181737
Product ID: EPID1932192
Description: Neptune wasn't discovered with the aid of a telescope, but with a mathematical equation. This book explores this method of stargazing which has uncovered more than 40 heavenly bodies.
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Synopsis
Neptune wasn't discovered with the aid of a telescope, but with a mathematical equation. This book explores this method of stargazing which has uncovered more than 40 heavenly bodies.

Details
Publication Date:2001-11-01
Edition Description:Reissue

Size
Length:240 pages
Height:7.8 in
Width:5.3 in
Thickness:0.8 in
Weight:8.0 oz

Publisher's Note
Describes the dramatic events surrounding the discovery of Neptune, the eighth planet in the solar system, and profiles the two men, British mathematician John Couch Adams and French astronomer Urbain Le Verrier who predicted where the planet would be based on mathematical calculations rather than on observation. Reprint.

Industry Reviews
"[A] colorful account of the Neptune affair. Both astronomy buffs and armchair explorers will revel in [t]his tale."
Publishers Weekly (09/25/2000)

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