Eind 1985 zal er een unieke gebeurtenis plaatsvinden: de komeet van Halley zal aan het aardse firmament verschijnen, hetgeen een schitterend en sensationeel gezicht zal opleveren. Hij blijft tot in de lente van 1986 zichtbaar, en zal behalve in de…
Eind 1985 zal er een unieke gebeurtenis plaatsvinden: de komeet van Halley zal aan het aardse firmament verschijnen, hetgeen een schitterend en sensationeel gezicht zal opleveren. Hij blijft tot in de lente van 1986 zichtbaar, en zal behalve in de…
What are meteorites? Where do they come from? Are they a threat? What are they made of? How common are they? As centuries have passed, our knowledge of these extra-terrestrial objects has advanced immensely, and today, the scientific study of…
Comet begins with a breathtaking journey through space astride a comet. Pulitzer Prize-winning astronomer Carl Sagan, author of Cosmos and Contact, and writer Ann Druyan explore the origin, nature, and future of comets, and the exotic myths and…
Levy is a young astronomer's Michael Jordan: he discovers comets where professional astronomers have looked before and found nothing. His 20-odd discoveries are sufficient authority to support this general survey of current theory and comet history.…
Join David J. Eicher in this fast-paced and entertaining journey through the history, present, and future of these important yet mysterious cosmic bodies. From ancient times, humans have been fascinated by "broom stars" and "blazing scimitars"…
Yeomans provides a history of cometary thought—both scientific and superstitious—from the ancient Greeks and Chinese right up to the present. In his last three chapters he discards this straightforward chronological organization for a thematic one,…
This book integrates astronomical observations and theories with geophysical studies, presenting a comprehensive overview of the extraterrestrial matter that falls to Earth from space. Meteoroids are the main topic of the book, although…