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

Now in paperback, The Neptune File is the first account of the dramatic events surrounding the discovery of the solar system's eighth planet, and the story of two men who were able to see on paper what astronomers looking through telescopes for 200 years did not.

Subject
sciencehistory
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 256 pages

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