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Presents the whole story of the hunt for planets outside the Solar System for the first time
Describes clearly the various techniques used by astronomers to detect extrasolar planets
Provides a complete picture of the wide range of extrasolar planets discovered to date
Demonstrates how life might evolve on an extrasolar planet and how such life might be detected
Explains concepts in such a way that no prior understanding of science is needed
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Popular Astronomy (POPULAR)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
From the reviews:
"The story … told in this translation of a French book in vivid language and with plenty of colour illustrations, with careful, explanations of terms to make the account accessible to non-specialists. … this book is a great introduction to the exciting topic of planetary systems beyond our own." (Fred Taylor, BBC Sky at Night, August, 2007)
"New Worlds discusses theories of planetary system formation – what our own solar system tells us, and how that has been changed by the new systems being found today. … New Worlds asks questions about life in the universe – how we define it, how to search for it, and where we might find it in other star systems. … The book is recommended for astronomy and general science collections." (David White, ACADEMIA, December, 2007)
Authors and Affiliations
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Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale (Orsay) CNRS and Université Paris-Sud 11, Orsay, France
Fabienne Casoli
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Laboratoire d’etudes spatiales et d’instrumentation en astrophysique (LESIA), Observatoire de Paris, Meudon, France
Thérèse Encrenaz
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The New Worlds
Book Subtitle: Extrasolar Planets
Authors: Fabienne Casoli, Thérèse Encrenaz
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-44907-4
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-44906-7Published: 25 April 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 188
Additional Information: Original French edition published by Éditions Belin, 2005. Jointly published with Praxis Publishing, UK
Topics: Popular Science in Astronomy, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrobiology