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A Decade of Extrasolar Planets around Normal Stars (Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium Series) | 
| Creators: Mario Livio, Kailash Sahu, Jeff Valenti
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Category: Book
List Price: $140.00
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Sales Rank: 3231308
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 196
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 7 x 0.6
ISBN: 052189784X
Dewey Decimal Number: 523
EAN: 9780521897846
ASIN: 052189784X
Publication Date: July 14, 2008
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Product Description
Humans have long thought that planetary systems similar to our own should exist around stars other than the Sun, yet the search for planets outside our Solar System has had a dismal history of discoveries that could not be confirmed. However, this all changed in 1995, with the past decade witnessing astonishing progress in this field; we now know of more than 200 extrasolar planets. These findings mark crucial milestones in the search for extraterrestrial life - arguably one of the most intriguing endeavors of modern science. These proceedings from the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium on Extrasolar Planets explore one of the hottest topics in astronomy today. Discussions include the Kepler mission, observational constraints on dust disk lifetimes and the implications for planet formation, and gravitational instabilities in protoplanetary disks. With review papers written by world experts in their fields, this is an important resource on extrasolar planets.
Book Description
These proceedings from the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium on Extrasolar Planets explore one of the hottest topics in astronomy today. This collection of review papers, written by world experts in their fields, provides an important resource for both professional researchers and graduate students.
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