In Search of Planet Vulcan: The Ghost in Newton S Clockwork Universe by Richard Baum

Springer. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Springer, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Springer, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Springer, 1997. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Plenum, 1997. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Inscribed by Sheehan. Near fine book and jacket. .

Plenum. New in New dust jacket. 1997. Hardcover. 8.2 X 5.8 X 1.3 inches; 326 pages .

Plenum, 1997-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Perseus Books, 1997. Hardcover. New. 310 pages. 8.50x6.25x1.25 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. Presented for the first time in popular form is the fascinating true story of the search for the phantom planet Vulcan. As with legends of "the lost continent of Atlantis," scientists and dreamers alike have sought to prove that Vulcan is more than just a myth. Historians of astronomy Richard Baum and William Sheehan have combed the continents, digging through dusty letters and journals, to unravel this mysterious and captivating tale. The planet first assumed a shadowy reality against a backdrop of war and revolution early in the nineteenth century. Le Verrier, the autocratic Director of the Paris Observatory, had unveiled a problem with the motion of the planet Mercury. The indications were of a planet closer to the sun than Mercury. Incredibly, the prediction was immediately fulfilled by an obscure French country doctor using no more than a homemade telescope. The planet, named for the Roman god of fire, was no sooner discovered than it was lost. Still it… Read More