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Planet hunter : Geoff Marcy and the search for other Earths Cover Image Book Book

Planet hunter : Geoff Marcy and the search for other Earths

Wittenstein, Vicki O. 1954- (Author).

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  • ISBN: 1590785924 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9781590785928 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 1590785924 : SAL
  • ISBN: 1590785924 : SAL
  • Physical Description: 48 p. : ill ; 32 cm.
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  • Publisher: Honesdale, Pa. : Boyds Mills Press, c2010.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Hunting for planets like Earth -- A rooftop telescope and a dream -- Finding a detection method -- Discovering the first extrasolar planets -- Life on alien worlds -- The next generation of planet hunting.
Summary, etc.: Presents the techniques used by astronomers to locate and analyze extrasolar planets orbiting distant stars in the universe, along with facts about Geoff Marcy, a pioneering scientist in the field.

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Extrasolar planets
Life on other planets

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Windham Free Library - Windham Center.

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Windham Free Library - Windham Center J 523.24 WIT (Text) 33760119183119 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
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