Comet
by Sagan, Carl
"Comet begins with a breathtaking journey through space astride a comet. Pulitzer Prize-winning astronomer Carl Sagan, author of Cosmos and Contact, and writer Ann Druyan explore the origin, nature, and future of comets, and the exotic myths and portents attached to them. The authors show how comets have spurred some of the great discoveries in the history of science and raise intriguing questions about these brilliant visitors from the interstellar dark."--Jacket
Read More ↓Title Statements
- Full title :Comet / Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan.
Summary
"Comet begins with a breathtaking journey through space astride a comet. Pulitzer Prize-winning astronomer Carl Sagan, author of Cosmos and Contact, and writer Ann Druyan explore the origin, nature, and future of comets, and the exotic myths and portents attached to them. The authors show how comets have spurred some of the great discoveries in the history of science and raise intriguing questions about these brilliant visitors from the interstellar dark."--Jacket
Read More ↓Edition Statements
- Publication Date:©1997.
- Edition:1st Ballantine books ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Ballantine Books
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©1997.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xii, 398 pages) : : illustrations (some color)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1299041310, 9781299041318, 9780307801050, 0307801055
- oclc:ocn679040169
- LC Classification:QB721
- Dewey Decimal:523.6
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