Calder: Comets: Speculation and Discovery (Dover Publications, Inc., 1994)

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“CONDITION: Light wear to covers, slight wear to edges and corners. Back cover has an unusual mask ...
Subject
Science & Technology
Subjects
Mathematics & Sciences
Age Level
Adults
Era
2000s
ISBN
9780486278797
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0486278794
ISBN-13
9780486278797
eBay Product ID (ePID)
742276

Product Key Features

Book Title
Comets : Speculation and Discovery
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1994
Topic
Astronomy
Illustrator
Yes
Features
Reprint
Genre
Science
Author
Nigel Stuart Calder
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight
10.8 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
93-038506
Dewey Edition
20
Dewey Decimal
523.6
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
Entertaining, irreverent volume, first published in 1981 as the hoopla over the scheduled arrival of Halley's comet heated up. An exhilarating illustrated journey through centuries of conjecture and discovery, the volume considers the nature of comets: their heads, tails and orbits; fantastic theories associated with the phenomena, and much more.", Exhilarating journey through centuries of fact and myth: origin and nature of comets, fantastic theories associated with their appearance, much more. Delightfully readable. 84 illustrations., Entertaining, irreverent volume, first published in 1981 as the hoopla over the scheduled arrival of Halley's comet heated up. An exhilarating illustrated journey through centuries of conjecture and discovery, the volume considers the nature of comets: their heads, tails and orbits; fantastic theories associated with the phenomena, and much more.
LC Classification Number
QB721.C34 1994

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