Comets! : visitors from deep space /

"In this guide you will discover the cutting-edge science of what comets are, how they behave, where they reside, how groups of comets are related, and much more. The author carefully explores the ideas relating comets and life on Earth - and the danger posed by impacts. He finishes with practi...

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Main Author: Eicher, David J., 1961- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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505 0 |a Strange lights in the sky -- Great comets -- What are comets? -- Comets of the modern era -- Comets in human culture -- Where comets live -- The expanding science of comets -- Observing comets -- Imaging comets. 
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