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Seargent, David A.J |
The Greatest Comets in History |
I06684 |
2009 |
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Seargent, David A.J |
Weird Astronomy |
I05649 |
2011 |
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| Title | The Greatest Comets in History : Broom Stars and Celestial Scimitars |
| Author(s) | Seargent, David A.J |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer New York, 2009. |
| Description | XX, 260 p. 47 illus., 8 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Comets have fascinated and awed humankind since ancient times. Of the thousands of comets recorded throughout history, those deemed to have been the most spectacular have been described in the accounts of eyewitnesses and often recorded in official documents. This book introduces you to the greatest of the greats, starting with the comet in 372 B. C. called "Aristotle???s Comet" and ending with the spectacular appearance of McNaught???s Comet in 2007. There is an introductory chapter explaining what comets are and how they are classified, and correcting a few popular misconceptions. Later in the book you will read about the different returns of Halley???s Comet and the Kreutz sungrazing group, often called the kamikaze comets. There is even a chapter on comets that were visible in broad daylight. This book is unique. There are a few books on comets that make passing reference to some of the more famous or spectacular objects of the past, and a few catalogs with long lists of comets. But little detailed and descriptive information is contained in either of these sources. This is a fascinating account, not only for astronomers at every level but also for readers of popular science. In an engaging way it pulls together a vast amount of information and offers rich anecdotal material that will entertain as well as inform you |
| ISBN,Price | 9780387095134 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
3. Astronomy???Observations
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. Observations, Astronomical
7. Popular Science in Astronomy
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| Title | Weird Astronomy : Tales of Unusual, Bizarre, and Other Hard to Explain Observations |
| Author(s) | Seargent, David A.J |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer New York, 2011. |
| Description | XIII, 304 p. 46 illus., 18 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | You go out for a night???s observing and look up at the sky. There are all the usual suspects???a splattering of stars, the Moon, Venus, maybe Mercury and Mars. Perhaps you can identify some of the constellations. If you are using binoculars or a small telescope, you can see many wonders not revealed to the naked eye but still well known to telescope users for centuries. But what if you look up and see something completely new, something unexplainable. Do your eyes deceive you? Are you really seeing what you think you are seeing? What should you do? In this fascinating account of the many oddball things people ??? from novice astronomers to certified experts ??? have observed over the years, you will be introduced to a number of unusual ??? and sometimes still unexplainable ??? phenomena occurring in our usually familiar and reassuring skies. What exactly did they see? What discoveries followed these unusual sightings? What remains unexplained? In addition to the accounts, you will find scattered throughout the book a number of suggested astronomy projects that you can do yourself. The projects range from very basic to a bit more challenging, but all are fun and all are very instructive about unusual sightings. Be sure to try them! |
| ISBN,Price | 9781441964243 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. Popular Science in Astronomy
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