Mirror Earth: The Search for Our Planet's Twin
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (953 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00BSEE4KE |
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| Number of Pages | : | 538 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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But only one will be the first to find Earth's twin. Science writer Michael Lemonick has unique access to these exoplaneteers, as they call themselves, and Mirror Earth unveils their passionate quest. Geoff Marcy, at the University of California, Berkeley, is the world's most successful planet hunter, having found two of the first three extra-solar planets. Mirror Earth is poised narrate this historic event as the discovery is made.. In the mid-1990s, astronomers made history when they detected three planets orbiting stars in the Milky Way. David Charbonneau, at Harvard, realized that Earths would be much easier to find if he looked at tiny stars called M-dwarfs rather than stars like the Sun - and that he could use backyard telescopes to find them! Unlike those in other races, the competing scientists actually consult and cooperate with one another. Now, armed with more powerful technology, planet hunters are racing to find a true twin of Earth. The planets were nothing like Earth,
Amazon Customer said Casual yet educational read. I am what you would call a "casual science fan"; not a scientist but one who loves science and gets excited over new discoveries. Given the past decade of exoplanet discoveries and the buzz with NASA's Kepler mission I decided to pick this book up for a read. The book is put together really well and flows from cover to cover. Each method of detecting planets is explained so that the casual reader can understand and the background information on how the discoveries behind Kepler came together blends together very well. I'd recommend this to anyone who is interested in the search for other planets, a NASA fan, or an aspiring backyar. Searching for Other Worlds This book is a fascinating study of the search for "exoplanets" by "exoplaneteers". Exoplanets are planets outside of our solar system that are nearby in the Milky Way Galaxy. The exoplaneteers are the scientists who have made the search for these planets their life work.Ulitimately, the objective is to find a planet that is like the earth that can sustain life. To this date, no planet has been found that meets this criteria, however, what has been found is fascinating. Most of the planets that have been found revolve around red dwarf stars that are smaller than our sun and much cooler. All of these planets are much larger than th. The history of a search and the evidence of the find Guido Meak A passionating report of the steps of physicists and astronomers to start finding planets outside our Solar system. An open door into the philosophy of being even less central in the cosmos with what you may feel being. A great read. Thank you Mr. Lemonick