Strange new worlds : the search for alien planets and life beyond our solar system /

Strange new worlds : the search for alien planets and life beyond our solar system /

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Author / Creator:	Jayawardhana, Ray.
Imprint:	Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2011.
Description:	255 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Extrasolar planets. Extrasolar planets. Solar system. Solar system.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8357410

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ISBN:	9780691142548 (alk. paper) 0691142548 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-244) and index.
Summary:	Astronomer Ray Jayawardhana discusses the scientific quest to discover other planets and life in the universe, describing breakthroughs into the early twenty-first century, and examining the tools and technology available to scientists seeking life on other worlds.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Quest for Other Worlds: The Exciting Times We Live In
Chapter 2. Planets from Dust: Unraveling the Birth of Solar Systems
Chapter 3. A Wobbly Start: False Starts and Death Star Planets
Chapter 4. Planet Bounty: Hot Jupiters and Other Surprises
Chapter 5. Flickers and Shadows: More Ways to Find Planets
Chapter 6. Blurring Boundaries: Neither Stars nor Planets
Chapter 7. A Picture's Worth: Images of Distant Worlds
Chapter 8. Alien Earths: In Search of Wet, Rocky Habitats
Chapter 9. Signs of Life: How Will We Find E.T.?
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Author