title: The history of exoplanet detection.
abstract: I summarize the early developments of the more quantitative aspects of exoplanet detection. After a brief overview of the observational methods currently applied to exoplanet searches and a summary of the first true exoplanet detections resulting from these various techniques, the more relevant historical background is organized according to the observational techniques that are currently most relevant.
authors.affiliation: School of Physics, H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. mac.perryman@gmail.com
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perryman
mesh_terms: D018559:Exobiology / Q000266:history*; D005118:Extraterrestrial Environment; D006112:Gravitation; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D010783:Photometry; D016083:Planets; D013997:Time Factors