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In Search of Planet Vulcan

The Ghost in Newton’s Clockwork Universe

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  • © 1997

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  1. Richard Baum
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  2. William Sheehan
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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Richard Baum, William Sheehan
      Pages 1-4

  3. The majestic Clockwork

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. The Elusive Planet of Twilight

      • Richard Baum, William Sheehan
      Pages 7-15

    3. Le Grand Newton

      • Richard Baum, William Sheehan
      Pages 16-29

    4. Triumvirate

      • Richard Baum, William Sheehan
      Pages 30-36

    5. The Celestial Decades

      • Richard Baum, William Sheehan
      Pages 37-42

  4. Planets Drowned in Night

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
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    2. Nebulous Star or Comet?

      • Richard Baum, William Sheehan
      Pages 45-62

    3. Le Maître Mathématicien

      • Richard Baum, William Sheehan
      Pages 63-75

    4. Le Verrier’s Planet

      • Richard Baum, William Sheehan
      Pages 76-106

    5. Triumph and Controversy

      • Richard Baum, William Sheehan
      Pages 107-124

  5. The Anomalous Advance of Mercury’s Perihelion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125
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    2. Le Verrier’s Unfinished Business—Mercury

      • Richard Baum, William Sheehan
      Pages 127-144

    3. The Doctor’s Tale—Vulcan!

      • Richard Baum, William Sheehan
      Pages 145-161

    4. The Phantom of an Anomaly

      • Richard Baum, William Sheehan
      Pages 162-177

    5. Le Roi Est Mort

      • Richard Baum, William Sheehan
      Pages 178-181

  6. “Le Roi le Verrier, L’était Mort”

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
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    2. The Ghost Goes West

      • Richard Baum, William Sheehan
      Pages 185-193

    3. The Planet Hunters Come to Indian Country

      • Richard Baum, William Sheehan
      Pages 194-208
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: In Search of Planet Vulcan

  • Book Subtitle: The Ghost in Newton’s Clockwork Universe

  • Authors: Richard Baum, William Sheehan

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6100-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Richard Baum and William Sheehan 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-306-45567-4Published: 01 January 1997

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-6100-6Published: 09 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 310

  • Number of Illustrations: 53 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

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