Fire in the sky : cosmic collisions, killer asteroids, and the race to defend Earth / Gordon L. Dill...
Fire in the sky : cosmic collisions, killer asteroids, and the race to defend Earth / Gordon L. Dill...
Fire in the sky : cosmic collisions, killer asteroids, and the race to defend Earth / Gordon L. Dillow.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York, NY : Scribner, 2019.
Call Numbers
G 2019/3525
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
ix, 277 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Impact! -- Miraculous apparitions in the ayre -- Asteroid miners -- Star wounds -- T-rex with a string of pearls -- Asteroid hunters -- Planetary defense -- Asteroid killers -- Asteroid wars -- Epilogue.
Publication information
Publisher
New York, NY : Scribner, 2019.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2019.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"An historical survey about asteroid hits sustained by Earth and the defenses being prepared against future asteroid-caused catastrophe"-- Provided by publisher.
"Combining history, popular science, and in-depth reporting, here is a fascinating account of asteroids and other space objects that hit Earth long ago and those streaming toward us even now--as well as a look at the preparations humanity is making against asteroid-caused catastrophe. Journalist Gordon L. Dillow examines what a small but dedicated...
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Fire in the sky : cosmic collisions, killer asteroids, and the race to defend Earth / Gordon L. Dillow.
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Notes
General note
"June 2019"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-267) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2019
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G 2019/3525
Record Identifier
74VKVe6qzlod
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVe6qzlod
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ISBN
9781501187742 hardcover
1501187740 hardcover
DDC
523.44
MMS ID
991024252716502626
