An edition of Comet (1985)

Comet

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Cover of: Comet by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan, Carl Sagan
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An edition of Comet (1985)

Comet

1st Ballantine books ed.

by and

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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.

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Publisher
Ballantine Books
Language
English
Pages
398

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Subjects

Comets, Halley's comet, Komet, Comets., New York Times reviewed, Comètes, Comẗes, Halley, Comẗe de, General, Science, Science/Mathematics

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Halley's comet, Comète de Halley

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Cover of: Comet
Comet
1997, Ballantine Books
in English - 1st Ballantine books ed.
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Cover of: Comet
Comet
1985, Random House
in English - 1st ed.
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Cover of: Comète
Comète
1985, Calmann-Lévy
in French
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-384) and indexes.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
523.6
Library of Congress
QB721 .S34 1997, QB721.S34 1997

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 398 p. :
Number of pages
398

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1024614M
Internet Archive
comet00saga_1
ISBN 10
0345412222
LCCN
96095203
OCLC/WorldCat
36466615
Library Thing
173736
Goodreads
296420

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Work Description

Explores the fascinating realm of comets answering questions raised by their appearance and delving into the superstitions surrounding them.

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These are the snows of yesteryear, the pristine remmants of the origin of the solar system, waiting frozen in the interstellar dark.
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