Twenty Worlds: The Extraordinary Story of Planets Around Other Stars

by Niall Deacon

这是一本介绍系外行星、宇宙法则和天文观测方法的书,旨在将奇妙的异星世界和其背后天文原理介绍给读者。在书中,作者介绍了20颗迥然不同的系外行星,从它们的诞生、发展到死亡,再到重生……每一颗行星都远超我们此刻的想象与认知。作者将凌星法等复杂深奥的观测方法简单化、直观化,使读者能够轻松读懂,引发对天文学的兴趣。

222 pages, Paperback

Published September 1, 2023

About the author

Niall Deacon is an astronomy researcher and writer, and lives in Heidelberg, Germany. His research focuses on failed stars called brown dwarfs and giant planets orbiting other stars.