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Strange new worlds : the search for alien planets and life beyond our solar system / Ray Jayawardhana.

Jayawardhana, Ray.
2011
QB820 .J39 2011 (Mapit)
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Title
Strange new worlds : the search for alien planets and life beyond our solar system / Ray Jayawardhana.
Author
Jayawardhana, Ray.
ISBN
9780691142548 (alk. paper)
0691142548 (alk. paper)
Published
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Language
English
Description
255 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Call Number
QB820 .J39 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
523.2/4
Summary
Astronomer Ray Jayawardhana discusses the scientific quest to discover other planets and life in the universe, describing breakthroughs into the early twenty-first century, and examining the tools and technology available to scientists seeking life on other worlds.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Quest for other worlds : the exciting times we live in
Planets from dust : unraveling the birth of solar systems
A wobbly start : false starts and death star planets
Planet bounty : hot Jupiters and other surprises
Flickers and shadows : more ways to find planets
Blurring boundaries : neither stars nor planets
A picture's worth : images of distant worlds
Alien earths : in search of wet, rocky habitats
Signs of life : how will we find E.T.?

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