Overview

Are there other planetary systems like ours? Other planets like ours? Is there life elsewhere in the Universe? So asks Dr. Lew Allen Jr. in the foreword. In December of 1992, theorists, observers, and instrument builders gathered at the California Institute of Technology to discuss the search for answers to these questions. The international conference, entitled Planetary Systems: Formation, Evolution, and Detection and supported through NASA's newly formed TOPS (Toward Other Planetary Systems) programme, was the first of a series of conferences uniting researchers across disciplines and political boundaries to share thoughts and information on planetary systems. The conference was sponsored by NASA, hosted by JPL at Caltech, and endorsed by the 1992 International Space Year Association. These proceedings include discussions of topics ranging from stellar, disk, and planetary formation to new ways of searching for other stellar systems containing planets. The authors represent a range of nationalities, disciplines, and points of view. The second international conference took place in December of 1993.

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Author:   Bernard F. Burke ,  etc.
Publisher:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   Reprinted from Astrophysics an and Em> ed.
Weight:   1.033kg
ISBN:  

9780792328957

ISBN 10:   0792328957
Pages:   456
Publication Date:   31 May 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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