Weird comets and asteroids : the strange little worlds of the Sun's family / David A. J. Seargent.
Weird comets and asteroids : the strange little worlds of the Sun's family / David A. J. Seargent.
Weird comets and asteroids : the strange little worlds of the Sun's family / David A. J. Seargent.
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Cham, Switzerland Springer, 2017.
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G 2017/3381
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 279 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
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volume
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Summary
This book concentrates on some of the odd aspects of comets and asteroids. Strange behavior of comets, such as outbursts and schisms, and how asteroids can temporally act as comets are discussed, together with the possible threat of Centaurs-class objects like the Taurid complex. Recent years have seen the distinction between comets and asteroids b...
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Weird comets and asteroids : the strange little worlds of the Sun's family / David A. J. Seargent.
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Astronomers' universe, 1614-659X
Includes bibliographical references and Australian and subject index.
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G 2017/3381
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74VKVXZxz0OM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVXZxz0OM
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ISBN
9783319565576
DDC
523.6
MMS ID
991024113815802626
