Synopses & Reviews
Informative and highly readable, this book serves as a fascintaing progress report on the outer solar system, offering a way to better appreciate the newest findings. It unlocks some of the mysteries surrounding Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto—from the drama of their discoveries to the startling results of
Voyager 2’s historic 1989 encounter with Neptune. This history of long-ago events encompasses modern developments, with dramatic tales of the triumphs and disappointments along the way to formulating and confirming universal scientific laws. Winner of the prestigious American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award for 1989, this volume was also chosen as an Astronomy Book of the Year by both
Mercury magazine and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 1990 ed. Appendixes. Glossary. Index.
Synopsis
This book serves as a fascinating progress report on the outer solar system, offering a way to better appreciate the newest findings. It unlocks some of the mysteries surrounding Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto from the drama of their discoveries to the startling results of Voyager 2s historic 1989 encounter with Neptune.