Comet Science: The Study of Remnants from the Birth of the Solar System

by Thérèse Encrenaz and Jacques Crovisier

Book Overview

This book provides a comprehensive overview of our current knowledge of comets. It presents a fascinating survey of the study of comets throughout history, from antiquity to the present day, and includes the most recent discoveries on the exceptional comets Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake. The authors discuss the role of comets in the formation of our Solar System and describe the links among comets, asteroids and the recently discovered Kuiper-belt objects...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521641799
• ISBN13: 9780521641791
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.6" x 10.0"