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Extrasolar Planets: The Search for New Worlds (Wiley-Praxis Series in Astronomy & Astrophysics)

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As a student of Stuart's I know I like his methods of teaching, and it was this book that made me choose to attend the university he lectures at. It starts from the ground up, ideal for those who don't know the subject. It doesn't give enough detail for anyone to go out and build there own high-resolution spetrograph, and begin surveys themselves, but almost gets there. For £20, it won't be your worst investment today!

This book is very well organized, concise and specially maintains a coherent strucutre and evolution of the concepts which keeps the subject clear all throughout. It is perfect for the beguinner in astronomy who has some physics background. It stays at all time at an undergraduate level starting with a introduction in the physical concepts essential to grasp the theme and goal of the book, and then gradually zooms into our solar system's formation and evolution to be able to extrapolate these concepts and apply them to the discovery and recognition of other external solar systems. The style in which it is written would very well be suited for a text book in an introductory course.