Great Comets Robert Burnham David H. Levy Price: AUD$49.95
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Bindings: Paperback Date of Publication: 4/5/2000 Bibliographic Description: 2000 253 x 203 mm 238pp 7 line diagrams 20 half-tones 80 colour plates 1 table
This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of the biggest and most awe-inspiring of all comets: those that have earned the title `Great´. It focuses on Great Comets Hyakutake and Hale-Bopp, which gripped attention world-wide in 1996 and 1997. For everyone interested in astronomy, this exciting book reveals the secrets of the Great Comets and their impact on science and human culture. It surveys comet-bound space missions and provides essential tools for keeping up-to-date with comet discoveries in the future.
Contents 1. Great comets and astronomy; 2. What makes a comet `Great´?; 3. Great Comet Hyakutake (1996); 4. Great Comet Hale-Bopp (1997); 5. Space missions to comets; 6. Comets and cultures; 7. Danger from the sky; 8. Staying current with comets.
Key Features
All-colour guide to the two most beautiful and spectacular comets in the last few years
Complete guide to up-coming space missions to comets
Annotated resource guide, using print and Internet, for keeping up to date with comets
`We in the Northern Hemisphere have been lucky to experience two great comet displays within the last few years. Comet Hyakutake graced our skies in March-April 1996 and one year later, comet Hale-Bopp provided a fine celestial performance. This book has a focus upon these two great comets and the color images, most of which were taken by very sophisticated amateurs.
