ISBN10: 0802713637, ISBN13: 9780802713636, [publisher: Walker Books] Hardcover 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 explain the mystifying orbital behavior of the planet Uranus, discovered 65 years earlier. Adams theorized that Uranus's orbit was being affected by the gravitational pull of another, as-yet-unseen planet. Furthermore, he believed that he did not need to see the planet to know where it was. Four years later, his daring mathematical calculations pinpointed the planet's location, but Airy failed to act on them--a controversial lapse that would have international repercussions.Soon after Adams's "proof," a rival French astronomer, Urbain Le Verrier, also calculated the planet's position, and the race was on to actually view it. Found just where Adams and Le Verrier had predicted, the planet was named Neptune--and as the first celestial object located through calculation rather than observation, its discovery pioneered a new method for planet hunting.Drawing on long-lost documents in George ...

ISBN10: 0802713637, ISBN13: 9780802713636, [publisher: Walker & Company] Hardcover First Edition New book. "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.Drawing on long-lost documents in George Airy's Neptune scrapbook, which resurfaced mysteriously at an observatory in Chile in 1999, (this) is a crackling good human drama and a fascinating exploration of the science that underpins planetary astronomy."
[Prescott, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2000]

Walker & Company, Date: 2000. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2000. Walker & Company ISBN 0802713637 9780802713636 [US]

ISBN10: 0802713637, ISBN13: 9780802713636, [publisher: Walker Books] Hardcover Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.05
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2000]

ISBN10: 0802713637, ISBN13: 9780802713636, [publisher: Walker Books] Hardcover May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.05
[AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2000]

Walker Books, Limited. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Walker Books, Limited ISBN 0802713637 9780802713636 [US]

Octavo-sized hardcover book has intact dust jacket with minor shelfwear, and no writing in it. Date: 2000. Walker & Company ISBN 0802713637 9780802713636 [US]

ISBN10: 0802713637, ISBN13: 9780802713636, [publisher: Walker Books] Hardcover hardcover This item shows wear from consistent use but remains in good readable condition. It may have marks on or in it, and may show other signs of previous use or shelf wear. May have minor creases or signs of wear on dust jacket. Packed with care, shipped promptly.
[Eugene, OR, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2000]

ISBN10: 0802713637, ISBN13: 9780802713636, [publisher: Walker Books] Softcover The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
[Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2000]

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ISBN10: 0802713637, ISBN13: 9780802713636, [publisher: Walker Books] Hardcover Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2000]

Walker & Company 2000 Hard cover Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. jacket in plastic library cover, flaps taped; copy has minimal library markings; text and binding fine Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 256 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.

Walker Books 2000 Hardcover Good Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Walker Books 2000 Hardcover Very good May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Walker Books 2000 Hardcover Very good May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.