Comet of the Century: From Halley to Hale-Bopp - Hardcover
The present century has been a disappointing one for comets, but past centuries often featured spectacular, unforgettable comet shows that dominated the night (and even daytime) sky for months: comets that outshone Venus or even the Moon, whose spectacular tails stretched more than halfway across the sky or were weirdly split, and whose apparition was held responsible for everything from wars to unusually good wine vintages. Published to coincide with the first naked-eye appearance of Comet Hale-Bopp, perhaps our own comet of the century, this book is an irresistible guide to comet facts and lore throughout history.
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The twentieth century has been less spectacular for comets than the nineteenth century, but the object now approaching, Comet Hale-Bopp, bears a striking resemblance to the Great Comet of 1811, the biggest-headed and most enduringly visible comet ever known. Will Hale-Bopp be our Comet of the Century? In this book, whose publication is timed to coincide with Hale-Bopp's first prominent naked-eye appearance in the evening sky, the renowned astronomy writer Fred Schaaf offers a delightful history of all the greatest comets ever recorded - the astonishing lore, the even more astonishing science, color illustrations, and how you can participate in comet history by catching a glimpse (maybe more than a glimpse) of one of the greatest comets of the century.
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Fred Schaaf is a well-known amateur astronomer, a Contributing Editor of Sky & Telescope, and the author of several books, including The Starry Room, Seeing the Sky, Seeing the Solar System, and, with Guy Ottewell, Mankind's Comet, a book about the 1985 visit of Halley's Comet.
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- PublisherSpringer
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0387947930
- ISBN 13 9780387947938
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages384
- IllustratorOttewell G.
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