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PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100394549082
ISBN-139780394549088
eBay Product ID (ePID)139527
Product Key Features
Book TitleComet
Publication Year1985
TopicGeneral, Astronomy
Number of PagesXiv, 398 P. : Pages
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience
AuthorAnn Druyan, Carl Sagan
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight51.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN85-008308
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal523.6
SynopsisWHAT ARE THESE GRACEFUL VISITORS TO OUR SKIES? WE NOW KNOW THAT THEY BRING BOTH LIFE AND DEATH AND TEACH US ABOUT OUR ORIGINS. 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. Were the fates of the dinosaurs and the origins of humans tied to the wanderings of a comet? Are comets the building blocks from which worlds are formed? Lavishly illustrated with photographs and specially commissioned full-color paintings, Comet is an enthralling adventure, indispensable for anyone who has ever gazed up at the heavens and wondered why. "SIMPLY THE BEST." *The Times of London "FASCINATING, EVOCATIVE, INSPIRING." *The Washington Post "COMET HUMANIZES SCIENCE. A BEAUTIFUL, INTERESTING BOOK." *United Press International "MASTERFUL . . . SCIENCE, POETRY, AND IMAGINATION." *The Atlanta Journal & Constitution
LC Classification NumberQB721.S34 1985
