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Noted radio astronomer and author Gerrit L. Verschuur paints an unsettling portrait of the possibility of collisions between the earth and comets and asteroids in space. Verschuur explores potential threats to our planet and describes what scientists are doing to prepare for the frightening possibility. 40 photos. 3 line drawings.
Noted radio astronomer and author Gerrit L. Verschuur paints an unsettling portrait of the possibility of collisions between the earth and comets and asteroids in space. Verschuur explores potential threats to our planet and describes what scientists are doing to prepare for the frightening possibility. 40 photos. 3 line drawings.
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Professor of Physics at Rhodes College, Tennessee, Gerrit L. Verschuur is a noted radio astronomer and author of many articles and books popularising astronomy.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Introduction
- 1: The Killer Strikes
- 2: The Saga of the Chicxulub Crater
- 3: Solar System Debris
- 4: Something About Comets
- 5: The Birth of the Earth
- 6: The Nineteenth Century Rumblings
- 8: Comet Impacts in History
- 9: On the Edge of Extinction
- 10: Reconstructing the Crime
- 11: Death Star or Coherent Catastrophism?
- 12: Craters and Tsunamis
- 13: Offering Odds on Impact
- 14: The Great Comet Crash of 1994
- 15: The Aftermath
- 16: The Search
- 17: Dodging the Asteroids?
- 18: Our Place in Space
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 1997 |
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Fachbereich: | Astronomie |
Genre: | Importe, Physik |
Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9780195119190 |
ISBN-10: | 0195119193 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Verschuur, Gerrit |
Hersteller: | Oxford University Press |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 229 x 152 x 15 mm |
Von/Mit: | Gerrit Verschuur |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.11.1997 |
Gewicht: | 0,415 kg |