Publication

2003-09-01 - F. Watts

Language

English

Word Count

28,000 words, Guess

Page Count

112 pages

Physical Format

Library Binding

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Goodreads7038540
  • Library of Congress Control Number2003005808
  • OCLC Control Number52056357

Classifications

  • LCCQB721.5 .S68 2003

Description

A comprehensive look at comets, from man's earliest observations of "hairy stars," to recent sightings of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Halle-Bopp, to future space missions to study comets in the outer solar system.

First Sentence

The first people to notice the unusual movement of a comet and its blaze in the nighttime skies lived thousands of years ago.

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