Comet of the century : from Halley to Hale-Bopp / Fred Schaaf ; with illustrations by Guy Ottewell.
Comet of the century : from Halley to Hale-Bopp / Fred Schaaf ; with illustrations by Guy Ottewell.
Comet of the century : from Halley to Hale-Bopp / Fred Schaaf ; with illustrations by Guy Ottewell.
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Publisher
New York : Copernicus, c1997.
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T0393336
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Language
English
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Physical content
xv, 384 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. A Comet Passes -- 2. Anatomy of a Ghost -- 3. Dirty Snowballs and the Nurseries of Leviathans -- 4. The Spectacular Deaths of Comets -- 5. Swords of Damocles -- 6. Observing and Discovering Comets -- 7. Halley and Its Periodic Kin -- 8. Through the Ages with Halley's Comet -- 9. What Makes a Come...
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Publisher
New York : Copernicus, c1997.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
The twentieth century has been less spectacular for comets than the nineteenth century, but the object now approaching, Comet Hale-Bopp, bears a striking resemblance to the Great Comet of 1811, the biggest-headed and most enduringly visible comet ever known. Will Hale-Bopp be our Comet of the Century? In this book, whose publication is timed to coi...
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Comet of the century : from Halley to Hale-Bopp / Fred Schaaf ; with illustrations by Guy Ottewell.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-370) and indexes.
Transferred from N523.6/25.
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Date Copyright
c1997.
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T0393336
Record Identifier
74VvDM2L6r4Z
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvDM2L6r4Z
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ISBN
0387947930 (acid-free paper)
9780387947938 (acid-free paper)
DDC
523.6
MMS ID
991004869669702626
