An edition of The Hunt for Vulcan (2016)

The Hunt for Vulcan

...And How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet, Discovered Relativity, and Deciphered the Universe

2016 Random House Paperback Edition

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An edition of The Hunt for Vulcan (2016)

The Hunt for Vulcan

...And How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet, Discovered Relativity, and Deciphered the Universe

2016 Random House Paperback Edition

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Random House, Random House Trade Paperbacks
Language
English
Pages
229

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Subjects

Vulcan (Hypothetical planet), Relativity, Science, SCIENCE, History, Astronomy, Einstein, albert, 1879-1955, Relativity (physics), General relativity (Physics)
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Cover of: The Hunt for Vulcan
The Hunt for Vulcan: ...And How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet, Discovered Relativity, and Deciphered the Universe
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Table of Contents

PREFACE. xi
PART ONE: NEWTON TO NEPTUNE (1682-1846)
1. "THE IMMOVABLE ORDER OF THE WORLD". 3
2. "A HAPPY THOUGHT'. 13
3. "THAT STAR IS NOT ON THE MAP". 27
INTERLUDE: "SO VERY OCCULT". 44
PART TWO: NEPTUNE TO VULCAN (1846-1878)
4. THIRTY-EIGHT SECONDS. 53
5. A DISTURBING MASS. 69
6. "THE SEARCH WILL END SATISFACTORILY". 79
7. "SO LONG ELUDING THE HUNTER". 92
INTERLUDE: "A SPECIAL WAY OF FINDING THINGS OUT". 111
PART THREE: VULCAN TO EINSTEIN (1905-1915)
8. "THE HAPPIEST THOUGHT". 127
9. "HELP ME, OR ELSE I'LL GO CRAZY". 142
10. "BESIDE HIMSELF WITH JOY". 160
POSTSCRIPT: "THE LONGING TO BEHOLD...PREEXISTING HARMONY". 174
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 183
NOTES. 187
BIBLIOGRAPHY. 207
ILLUSTRATION CREDITS. 217
INDEX. 219

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Copyright Date
2015

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BF1724.2.V84 T46 2015, BF1724.2.V84 L484 2015, QB605.2.V85 L48 2016

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Paperback
Pagination
xv, 229p.
Number of pages
229

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OL26516471M
Internet Archive
huntforvulcanhow0000leve
ISBN 13
9780812988307, 9780812988291
LCCN
2015018989
OCLC/WorldCat
959267664

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