[PDF.47pz] The Neptune File: A Story of Astronomical Rivalry and the Pioneers of Planet Hunting

The Neptune File: A Story of Astronomical Rivalry and the Pioneers of Planet Hunting

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 | #452235 in Books |  Walker n Company |  2000-10-01 |  2000-10-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.22 x.94 x5.96l, | File type: PDF | 256 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Remarkably interesting story|By Onyx Parrot|You might expect planet Neptune’s discovery to be worthy of a footnote, or a magazine article at most. Yet Tom Standage manages to bring alive a fascinating story with an entertaining cast of characters from the late 19th century around this discovery.

Man has known about the first six planets since ancient times. T

The Neptune File is the first full account of the dramatic events surrounding the eighth planet's discovery, and the story of two remarkable men who were able to "see" on paper what astronomers looking through telescopes for more than 200 years had overlooked.

On June 26, 1841, John Couch Adams, a brilliant young mathematician at Cambridge University, chanced upon a report by England's Astronomer Royal, George Airy, describing unsuccessful attempts to exp...

You easily download any file type for your device.The Neptune File: A Story of Astronomical Rivalry and the Pioneers of Planet Hunting   |  Tom Standage.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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