Jayawardhana, R: Strange New Worlds
(Sprache: Englisch)
""Strange New Worlds" is a very satisfying book that does a thorough and excellent job of tracing the discovery and characterization of extrasolar planets. It is the only popular-level book that gives full, up-to-date, and in-depth coverage of one of the...
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""Strange New Worlds" is a very satisfying book that does a thorough and excellent job of tracing the discovery and characterization of extrasolar planets. It is the only popular-level book that gives full, up-to-date, and in-depth coverage of one of the most exciting and fast-moving fields of scientific research."--Greg Laughlin, coauthor of "The Five Ages of the Universe: Inside the Physics of Eternity""This is quite a good book. Its greatest strengths are the clarity of the writing; the thorough, technically accurate, and very up-to-date coverage of the material; and of course the fascinating topics the author presents."--Edwin L. Turner, Princeton University
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Chapter 1: Quest for Other Worlds The Exciting Times We Live In 1 Chapter 2: Planets from Dust Unraveling the Birth of Solar Systems 16 Chapter 3: A Wobbly Start False Starts and Death Star Planets 46 Chapter 4: Planet Bounty Hot Jupiters and Other Surprises 67 Chapter 5: F lickers and Shadows More Ways to Find Planets 94 Chapter 6: Blurring Boundaries Neither Stars nor Planets 123 Chapter 7: A Pictures Worth Images of Distant Worlds 149 Chapter 8: Alien Earths In Search of Wet, Rocky Habitats 172 Chapter 9: Signs of Life How Will We Find E.T.? 203 Glossary 229 Selected Bibliography 239 Index 245 Acknowledgments 257 About the Author 259
Autoren-Porträt von Ray Jayawardhana
Ray Jayawardhana is professor and Canada Research Chair in Observational Astrophysics at the University of Toronto, as well as an award-winning science writer.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Ray Jayawardhana
- 2011, 255 Seiten, Maße: 15,1 x 22,4 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Princeton Univers. Press
- ISBN-10: 0691142548
- ISBN-13: 9780691142548
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Englisch
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"Jayawardhana's small book is a gem. It brings readers up to date on the rapidly progressing quest for exoplanets and their potential inhabitants, and also interweaves the very human details about the people behind these discoveries. Read this book if you want a picture of how modern astronomy and astrobiology are helping to calibrate our place in the universe. A most delightful read."--Jill Tarter, director of the Center for SETI Research
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