The Neptune File: A Story of Astronomical Rivalry and the Pioneers of Planet Hunting - Rilegato

Standage, Tom

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0802713637 ISBN 13: 9780802713636

Casa editrice: Walker & Co, 2000

Riassunto

Describes the dramatic events surrounding the discovery of Neptune, the eighth planet in the solar system, and profiles the two men, British mathematician John Couch Adams and French astronomer Urbain Le Verrier who predicted where the planet would be based on mathematical calculations rather than on observation.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Tom Standage is technology editor at The Economist magazine and the author of four history books, "A History of the World in Six Glasses" (2005), "The Turk" (2002), "The Neptune File" (2000) and "The Victorian Internet" (1998), two of which have been serialized as "Book of the Week" on Radio 4. "The Victorian Internet was made into a Channel 4 documentary, "How The Victorians Wired the World". Tom has previously covered science and technology for a number of newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, Wired and Prospect. He holds a degree in engineering and computer science from Oxford University, and is the least musical member of a musical family. He is married and lives in Greenwich, London, with his wife and daughter.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Walker & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0802713637
• ISBN 13: 9780802713636
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 240
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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