Asteroids
Grounded in historical studies of asteroids from the nineteenth century, Asteroids is a fully up to date view of these remarkable objects. Without resorting to any technical plots or mathematics, the author shows that asteroids are not just rocks in space, but key to understanding the life and death on Earth of both animals and humans. From space missions to the asteroids' starring role in literature and film, Clifford J. Cunningham precisely and entertainingly looks at the place asteroids have…
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- Full title :Asteroids / Clifford J. Cunningham.
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Grounded in historical studies of asteroids from the nineteenth century, Asteroids is a fully up to date view of these remarkable objects. Without resorting to any technical plots or mathematics, the author shows that asteroids are not just rocks in space, but key to understanding the life and death on Earth of both animals and humans. From space missions to the asteroids' starring role in literature and film, Clifford J. Cunningham precisely and entertainingly looks at the place asteroids have in our solar system and how they affect our daily lives.
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- Publication Date:copyright 2021
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Reaktion books
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:copyright 2021
The Physical Object
- Description:1 vol. (190 p.) : : ill. en noir et en coul., portr., jaqu. ill. en coul. ; : 23 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781789143584, 1789143586
- oclc:on1280596904
- LC Classification:QB651
- Dewey Decimal:523.44
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