Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the book shop, along comes
yet another tome about the search for planets orbiting other stars. But don’t
dismiss this one out of hand. It’s the best of the bunch. An enjoyable and
authoritative account of one of the hottest topics in modern astronomy, Worlds
Unnumbered by Donald Goldsmith is published by University Science Books,
£20.95/$28.50, ISBN 0935702970.
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