| A longer view of their history and their movements in the years ahead 73 pages; 80 illustrations including charts. ISBN 978-0-934546-75-1
But in the scope of a book there is room for plenty more. Uranus, Neptune, Pluto begins with the long, colorful story of how the discovery of the first “new” planet led to the discovery of the next, and the next. And the story of how Earth sent out spacecraft to visit these three fringe members of the solar system and reveal their nature. Besides the 73 short chapters and the charts, there are tables and a glossary of the astronomical terms used.
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Guy Ottewell’s celebrated annual book, the Astronomical Calendar, provided finding charts and other information on the planets and other moving celestial bodies. The purpose of the “Longer View” books will be to do this not just for one year but for at least a dozen years ahead.
A few of the illustrations:
