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"...it is a pleasure to have a book that is readable at so many levels and able to describe the concepts and relevance of such a new field of research." Nature autumn books
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Exactly what is beyond Pluto? Why, in the last ten years, has the Solar System more than doubled in size? For the first time, in almost two centuries, an entirely new population of planetary objects has been found that may well explain these two questions. This newly discovered realm of minor planets, now known as the "Kuiper Belt," has reconceptualized our understanding of how the Solar System was formed and has finally given ontological explanations for the enigmatic outer planet Pluto. Beyond Pluto is the fascinating story of how a group of theoretical physicists decided that there must be a population of unknown bodies beyond Pluto and how a small band of astronomers set out to find them. Acclaimed scientist John K. Davies recounts how they predicted the existence of these planetary bodies, how they were eventually discovered, and how Pluto was named. In addition, Davies provides biographies of the astronomers who discovered these new worlds and information on the telescopes they used. John K. Davies is a support scientist for the UK Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) atop the dormant volcano Mauna Kea in Hawaii. He holds PhDs in chemistry and astronomy, discovered six comets while teaching at Leicester University in the UK, and was a member of the ISO-CAM team at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh, Scotland. He has contributed to magazines such as Astronomy, New Scientist, Sky & Telescope, and Space. In 2000, a small main asteroid belt was named Johndavies in recognition of his numerous contributions to astronomy.
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"...it is a pleasure to have a book that is readable at so many levels and able to describe the concepts and relevance of such a new field of research." Nature autumn books
"This is a well-researched and well-written book on a very timely subject..." SB&F
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Exactly what is beyond Pluto? Why, in the last ten years, has the Solar System more than doubled in size? For the first time, in almost two centuries, an entirely new population of planetary objects has been found that may well explain these two questions. This newly discovered realm of minor planets, now known as the "Kuiper Belt," has reconceptualized our understanding of how the Solar System was formed and has finally given ontological explanations for the enigmatic outer planet Pluto. Beyond Pluto is the fascinating story of how a group of theoretical physicists decided that there must be a population of unknown bodies beyond Pluto and how a small band of astronomers set out to find them. Acclaimed scientist John K. Davies recounts how they predicted the existence of these planetary bodies, how they were eventually discovered, and how Pluto was named. In addition, Davies provides biographies of the astronomers who discovered these new worlds and information on the telescopes they used. John K. Davies is a support scientist for the UK Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) atop the dormant volcano Mauna Kea in Hawaii. He holds PhDs in chemistry and astronomy, discovered six comets while teaching at Leicester University in the UK, and was a member of the ISO-CAM team at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh, Scotland. He has contributed to magazines such as Astronomy, New Scientist, Sky & Telescope, and Space. In 2000, a small main asteroid belt was named Johndavies in recognition of his numerous contributions to astronomy.
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Like the planets Pluto and Neptune, the existence of what is frequently called the Kuiper Belt was predicted theoretically long before it was actually observed. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
scattered disc objects, minor planet number, comet belt, mean motion resonance, excess stars, protoplanetary disc, planetary status, secular resonances, distant asteroids, solar system astronomers, cometary activity, main belt asteroids, invariable plane, planetary region, outer solar system, belt object, motion resonances, cosmic ray hits, bad pixels,
Like the planets Pluto and Neptune, the existence of what is frequently called the Kuiper Belt was predicted theoretically long before it was actually observed. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
scattered disc objects, minor planet number, comet belt, mean motion resonance, excess stars, protoplanetary disc, planetary status, secular resonances, distant asteroids, solar system astronomers, cometary activity, main belt asteroids, invariable plane, planetary region, outer solar system, belt object, motion resonances, cosmic ray hits, bad pixels,