Overview: The book traces the history of scientific research and exploration of the planet Jupiter.
Content: It covers observations from early astronomers like Galileo through to data collected by the Pioneer and Voyager space probes.
Details: The author, Eric Burgess, was a science writer who was involved in suggesting the design for the plaque carried aboard the Pioneer 10 spacecraft, a detail mentioned within the book.
Publication: It was published by Columbia University Press with a publication date of January 1, 1982.
