Comet Halley: Once in a Lifetime

by Donald K. Yeomans and Mark Littmann

Book Overview

Celebrates the return of Halley's comet with a wealth of facts and fantasy about comets. Features the superstitions, myths, and misconceptions surrounding their appearances. Reports on how comets were explained by the first sky-watchers. Recounts numerous tales about the effects comets have had on society and the role they have played in Earth's history. Shares the secrets and mysteries that enshroud Comet Halley as a harbinger of calamities and catastrophes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0841209057
• ISBN13: 9780841209053
• Release Date: May 1985
• Publisher: American Chemical Society
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.2" x 10.0"