Great Comets - Robert Burnham

Great Comets

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Buch | Softcover
238 Seiten
2000
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-64600-0 (ISBN)
67,30 inkl. MwSt
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For everyone interested in astronomy, this beautifully illustrated book reveals the secrets, both scientific and historical, of the biggest and most awe-inspiring of all comets. It focuses on the recent Great Comets Hyakutake and Hale-Bopp and provides essential tools for keeping up-to-date with future comet discoveries.
Spectacular and mysterious objects that come and go in the night sky, comets have dwelt in our popular culture for untold ages. As remnants from the formation of the Solar System, they are objects of key scientific research and space missions. As one of nature's most potent and dramatic dangers, they pose a threat to our safety - and yet they were the origin of our oceans and perhaps even life itself. This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of the biggest and most awe-inspiring of all comets: those that have earned the title 'Great'. It focuses on Great Comets Hyakutake in 1996 and Hale-Bopp in 1997, which gripped attention world-wide because, for many, they were the first comets ever seen. For everyone interested in astronomy, this exciting book reveals the secrets of the Great Comets and provides essential tools for keeping up-to-date with comet discoveries in the future.

1. Great comets and astronomy; 2. What makes a comet 'Great'?; 3. Great Comet Hyakutake (1996); 4. Great Comet Hale-Bopp (1997); 5. Space missions to comets; 6. Comets and cultures; 7. Danger from the sky; 8. Staying current with comets.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 4.5.2000
Vorwort David H. Levy
Zusatzinfo 1 Tables, unspecified; 80 Plates, color; 20 Halftones, unspecified; 7 Line drawings, unspecified
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 203 x 254 mm
Gewicht 820 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Weltraum / Astronomie
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10 0-521-64600-6 / 0521646006
ISBN-13 978-0-521-64600-0 / 9780521646000
Zustand Neuware
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