LEADER 02711oam 2200481 450 001 9910794487403321 005 20230808173608.0 010 $a1-78914-339-X 035 0$a(CKB)4100000011525955 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6377002 035 $a(OCoLC)1191051222 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011525955 100 $a20210413d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn#---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aTwenty worlds $ethe extraordinary story of planets around other stars /$fNiall Deacon 210 1$aLondon, England :$cReaktion Books, Limited,$d[2020] 210 4$dİ2020 215 $a1 online resource (208 pages) $cillustrations (black and white, and colour) 225 1 $aUniverse 311 $a1-78914-338-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tWorld beyond expectation --$tWorld obscuring --$tTempestuous world --$tGlimmer of atmosphere --$tWorld in reverse --$tFlash from darkness --$tWorld you can't set your watch by --$tContrasting sibling --$tWorld like ours? --$tUnseen embryo --$tWorld through the blur --$tEmber spat from a fire --$tLonely planet --$tDreich world? --$tCursed world --$tWorld that's just right? --$tWorld bombarded --$tDark cloak of death --$tWorld torn asunder --$tDiamond born from death --$tEpilogue: yet more worlds --$gAppendix:$tTwenty worlds. 330 $aThirty years ago, the only planets we knew were the ones orbiting our own sun; we now know of thousands of other worlds orbiting distant stars. In this book, astronomer Niall Deacon journeys to twenty of these globes: from giant, blisteringly hot planets orbiting close to their parent stars to planets that float through the cold wilderness of space alone, and from dead stars shredding asteroids to worlds made of diamond--and even planets that may be similar to the Earth. Deacon also takes in the latest exoplanet discoveries and explains how astronomers have come to learn so much about these strange and distant worlds. Twenty Worlds tells a sweeping story, of real planets around other stars, and it will fascinate a universe of fans of popular science and astronomy. 410 0$aUniverse (London, England). 517 3 $a20 worlds 606 $aExtrasolar planets$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst00919041 606 $aPlanets$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst01065127 610 1$aexoplanets 615 17$aExtrasolar planets 615 7$aPlanets 676 $a523.4 700 $aDeacon$b Niall$01554681 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910794487403321 996 $aTwenty worlds$93816059 997 $aUNINA