Distant Wanderers: The Search for Planets Beyond the Solar System

Recent discoveries of planet-like objects circling other sun-like stars have stirred enormous interest in what other planets may exist in the universe, and whether they support intelligent life, or at least could do so. This book will take us into the thick of this search for extrasolar planets. Unlike other books, it will focus on the people behind the searches--many of whom the author knows--and the extraordinary technology that is on the drawing boards to detect planets and their characteristics, thus bringing us to the cutting edge of knowledge of the subject.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Copernicus Books
Published: 11/01/2001
ISBN: 9780387950747
Pages: 226
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Booklist 12/01/2001 pg. 614
Library Journal 12/01/2001 pg. 162
Choice 05/01/2002 pg. 1610