Download or read book The Mystery of Comets written by Fred Lawrence Whipple and published by Smithsonian Books (DC). This book was released on 1985 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For better students, a history of our knowledge of comets with chapters on current theories about their existence.
Download or read book Halley written by Charles Oakley Robinson and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mysteries of Meteors Asteroids and Comets written by Ellen Labrecque and published by Capstone Press. This book was released on 2020-08 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are asteroids, comets, and meteors made of? What can scientists do if an asteroid is headed toward Earth? Learn how astronomers prepare for space objects hitting Earth, from tracking them to building asteroid-hunting telescopes. Budding astronomers will learn all about meteors, asteroids, and comets, including the history of asteroids hitting Earth and the differences between space rocks.
Download or read book The Comet s Curse written by Dom Testa and published by Tor Teen. This book was released on 2009-01-20 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the gripping start to this young adult science fiction adventure series by popular Colorado radio host Dom Testa, the teenage crew of the starship Galahad must find a new home for humanity among the stars--if they fail, it will be the end of the human race.... When the tail of the comet Bhaktul flicks through the Earth's atmosphere, deadly particles are left in its wake. Suddenly, mankind is confronted with a virus that devastates the adult population. Only those under the age of eighteen seem to be immune. Desperate to save humanity, a renowned scientist proposes a bold plan: to create a ship that will carry a crew of 251 teenagers to a home in a distant solar system. Two years later, the Galahad and its crew—none over the age of sixteen—is launched. Two years of training have prepared the crew for the challenges of space travel. But soon after departing Earth, they discover that a saboteur is hiding on the Galahad! Faced with escalating acts of vandalism and terrorized by threatening messages, sixteen-year-old Triana Martell and her council soon realize that the stowaway will do anything to ensure that the Galahad never reaches its destination. The teens must find a way to neutralize their enemy. For if their mission fails, it will mean the end of the human race.... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book Solving the Mystery of the Comets written by Maynard Shipley and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Comets written by Betsy Rathburn and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What has a nucleus, coma, and two tails? Why, a comet, of course! The wonder and mystery of comets has excited humans for centuries, and they continue to provide valuable information about the solar system and the creation of the galaxy. This title will introduce striving readers to comets with thought-provoking information, fascinating facts, and engaging images.
Download or read book Journey Around the Sun written by James Gladstone and published by Owlkids. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Halley's Comet tells its own history in this unique STEM book Halley's Comet, visible from Earth only once every 75 years, tells its own story in this unique informational picture book. With each return of the comet, the book highlights human life at that time, and how science has advanced toward a greater understanding of our universe. Told in minimal, poetic text paired with detailed captions for context, the book begins with sightings in ancient civilizations, where for centuries, the comet was a mystery recorded in art and writing. From Edmond Halley's successful prediction of the comet's return in 1758, through the advent of technologies like cameras and eventually a spacecraft that photographed its ice core, Halley's Comet tells an inspiring and wide-reaching story of scientific advancement and cultural history. The book closes by inviting readers to wonder what our world might look like the next time Halley's Comet is visible from earth, expected in 2061. What will the comet "see," next time it passes by on its journey?
Download or read book Seven Wonders of Asteroids Comets and Meteors written by Ron Miller and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From earliest times, humans have wondered about the sky above them and have studied all visible objects. People began to identify differences between stars and planets, and as technology advanced with telescopes and space probes, they sought deeper understanding of the millions of bits of debris rocketing through the solar system. Scientists determined that most of these objects are left over from the creation of the planets and their moons. They classified these leftovers into categories such as asteroids, comets, and meteors. In this book, we'll explore seven wonders of asteroids, comets, and meteors. Ceres is a huge mountain-sized asteroid that orbits with other asteroids between Mars and Jupiter. Other marvels include Ganymede, the largest asteroid in the group called Earthgrazers or Near-Earth Objects, and Halley's comet, a ball of ice, that passes Earth every seventy-five or so years. We'll also explore the amazing impact that space debris can have on planets and moons. The Borealis Basin, a wondrous crater more than 5,000 miles across, formed when an asteroid collided with Mars in the ancient past. Then we will travel to the far-off Kuiper belt, where as many as 200 million icy bodies orbit, and wonder at the mystery of planetlike objects, such as Pluto and Charon. Finally, we’ll can experience a space wonder firsthand by standing outside on a night in August to watch the spectacular Perseid meteor shower fill the sky.
Download or read book The Mystery of Comets written by Fred Lawrence Whipple and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the origin and nature of comets, the latest theories surrounding them, and answers questions for the general reader.
Download or read book The Wrong way Comet and Other Mysteries of Our Solar System written by Barry Evans and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sampler of 75 easily digestible essays on such popular astronomy-related topics as "Why is the night sky dark?" "How likely is it that meteors really killed the dinosaurs?" and "Did Halley's Comet originate outside the solar system?" Aimed at the casual science reader, this eclectic, highly readable volume includes a helpful glossary and an index.
Download or read book THE MYSTERIOUS COMET Hardback written by COMYNS BEAUMONT and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-05-28 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE MYSTERIOUS COMET is Comyns Beaumont's investigation into the bigger aspects of what we call weather. He joins up the normally fragmented disciplines of History, Astronomy, Geology, Geography - and Meteorology - to give a complete picture of the systems within systems through which our planet operates in the wider solar system and indeed the cosmos, showing that the effects of 'Space Weather' are very real, and that we need to think beyond the clouds not only to understand everyday conditions, but also to predict major catastrophes. Comyns Beaumont clearly illustrates the seemingly overlooked connection between volcanoes and the passage or impact of heavenly bodies, giving rise to various atmospheric phenomena; eruptions, earthquakes, tidal waves and floods, showing that the Law of Attraction is indeed in operation on all levels. With examples and illustrations.
Download or read book The World of Comets written by Amédée Guillemin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-10-31 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its publication in 1877, Amédée Guillemin's The World of Comets has made the mysteries of astronomy accessible to millions.
Download or read book The Great Christ Comet written by Colin R. Nicholl and published by Crossway Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the biblical text and using the latest astronomical research, this book presents compelling evidence that the historic star of Bethlehem that accompanied Christ's birth was actually a great comet.
Download or read book Introduction to Comets written by John C. Brandt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-03-11 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description
Download or read book Weird Comets and Asteroids written by David A. J. Seargent and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-05-17 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book concentrates on some of the odd aspects of comets and asteroids. Strange behavior of comets, such as outbursts and schisms, and how asteroids can temporally act as comets are discussed, together with the possible threat of Centaurs-class objects like the Taurid complex. Recent years have seen the distinction between comets and asteroids become less prominent. Comets in "asteroid" orbits and vice versa have become almost commonplace and a clearer view of the role of small bodies in the formation of the Solar System and their effect on Earth has become apparent. Seargent covers this development in detail by including new data and information from space probes.
Download or read book Comets Tails No Longer a Mystery and a Few Questions written by J. A. R. and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Comets written by Elizabeth Rusch and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mysterious visitors ... they hang in the sky for weeks and then disappear. They're bright like stars, but they have tails. What are they? And where do they come from? Even after hundreds of years of study, we're still tracking down answers.