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Lives of the Planets
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Lives of the Planets

by Richard Corfield

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Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780465028511

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Genre: Mathematics & Science

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Lives of the Planets is a sweeping tour of our solar system, from the sun and demoted Pluto, to the Kuiper Belt and beyond the edge of the interstellar void. From the Neolithic computer that is Stonehenge to Galileo’s telescope to Kepler’s latest search for life on other planets, Richard Corfield deftly describes the colourful history of humanity’s unfolding discovery of our solar system’s secrets. In this era of unprecedented discovery, Lives of the Planets is a comprehensive survey of our growing knowledge and the history of how we got here.