The Neptune File

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

Berkley trade pbk Edition

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9780425181737
Publisher: Berkley Books
Imprint: Berkley Books
Pub date:
Edition: Berkley trade pbk Edition
DEWEY: 523.481
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 240
Weight: 213g
Height: 191mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 18mm