Cometography: Volume 5, 1960-1982: A Catalog of Comets

by Maik Meyer and Gary W. Kronk

Cometography is a multi-volume catalog of every comet observed throughout history. It uses the most reliable orbits known to determine the distances from the Earth and Sun at the time a comet was discovered and last observed, as well as the largest and smallest angular distance to the Sun, most northerly and southerly declination, closest distance to the Earth, and other details to enable the reader to understand the physical appearance of each well-observed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052187226X
• ISBN13: 9780521872263
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 832 Pages
• Weight: 4.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 7.4" x 10.0"