Comets!: Visitors from Deep Space

by David J. Eicher

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" lighting up the sky and moving against the fixed background of stars. The Great Comets of our time still receive in-depth attention - ISON, Hale-Bopp, Hyakutake, West, and others - while recent spacecraft encounters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107622778
• ISBN13: 9781107622777
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 9.9"