The hunt for planet X:new worlds and the fate of Pluto
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Published: |
Copernicus Books/Springer Science + Business Media,
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Publisher Address: | New York |
Publication Dates: | c2009. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Item Description: | Jacht op planeet X. |
Carrier Form: | xiii, 303 p.: ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
0387778047 (hbk.) 9780387778044 (hbk.) |
Index Number: | P185 |
CLC: | P185 |
Call Number: | P185/S334 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295) and index. A larger solar system -- Eleven planets -- The writing desk planet -- 'I've found your planet X' -- The kid planet -- A strange and wonderful week -- Fortunate circumstances -- Nix and hydra -- The unauthorized planet -- Uranus: problem solved? -- Mysterious forces -- The hunt for the death star -- The secret planet -- Vulcanoids and earth-grazers -- The Kuiper connection -- Comet puzzles -- Smiley -- Family portraits -- The migrating planet -- Icy treasure troves -- The big five -- The tenth planet. |