(Wereldbibliotheek, 2000, 272 pages)

In this compelling new book, science writer and astronomer Govert Schilling tells the story of the chance discovery of powerful gamma-ray flashes from outer space. These signals were picked up by satellites launched in the 1960s to detect illegal nuclear tests in space, and led to decades of controversy in astronomical circles.

(Fontaine, 2007, 272 pages)

‘Astronomy is human handiwork,’ says Govert Schilling in The Hunt for Planet X. His description of the centuries-old quest to find new planets in our solar system offers the reader a unique glimpse behind the scenes of a branch of science that is far more adventurous and passionate than we might imagine.