Comet
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (638 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0713M1XKW |
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| Number of Pages | : | 511 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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The authors show how comets have spurred some of the great discoveries in the history of science and raise intriguing questions about these brilliant visitors from the interstellar dark. Comet begins with a breathtaking journey through space astride a comet. Were the fates of the dinosaurs and the origins of humans tied to the wanderings of a comet? Are comets the building blocks from which worlds are formed? Comet is an enthralling adventure, indispensable for anyone who has ever gazed up at the heavens and wondered why.. Pulitzer Prize-winning astronomer Carl Sagan, author of Cosmos and Contact, and wri
Mysterious Traveler Once upon a time, the young Albert Einstein tried to imagine what it would be like to ride on a beam of light and what the universe would look like to that observer. Writing in his 1985 book, Comet, author Carl Sagan takes the reader on another imaginary journey. This time the observer is riding aboard a wayward comet traveling from the Solar System's outer fringe, around the sun and back into deep space again, giving the reader a birds eye view of what you would see on such a trip. Who knows where such "flights of fancy" can lead? The former; to a paradigm changing theory. And the latter; to an in . "Great history comets and scientists/astronomers,and theorists theories and new info" according to Thomas Erickson. I'm a big fan of the late great scientist/astronomer Carl Sagan. I've read most of his books and most are 5 starssee my reviews.As a Great history comets and scientists/astronomers,and theorists theories and new info Thomas Erickson I'm a big fan of the late great scientist/astronomer Carl Sagan. I've read most of his books and most are 5 starssee my reviews.As a 40 year amateur astronomer I found Comet by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan done fantastically well. Carl was always great at explaining a complex subject for the non scientist and keeping a complex subject interesting and allowing the reader to want to continue reading.Comet has loads of beautiful pictures, drawings, and diagrams by very good artists especially my favorite Jon Lomberg (I bought a lithograph from him "First Baby on Mars"absolutely wonderful). Back to Comet!C. 0 year amateur astronomer I found Comet by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan done fantastically well. Carl was always great at explaining a complex subject for the non scientist and keeping a complex subject interesting and allowing the reader to want to continue reading.Comet has loads of beautiful pictures, drawings, and diagrams by very good artists especially my favorite Jon Lomberg (I bought a lithograph from him "First Baby on Mars"absolutely wonderful). Back to Comet!C. John in Michigan said Excellent, but inevitably dated.. This book tells you a lot that you never thought to wonder about. What color are comets? Black. Why? Because ices are driven off by the sun, leaving dark carbon and silicon dust. Sagan and Druyan cover comets in world history as well as in the present day. And the only weak spot in my view is the pontificating that Carl can't resist inserting. But maybe you like that stuff. If not, there is plenty else to appreciate. Having said all that, the book is somewhat dated. Perhaps Ann Druyan will produce another update incorporating recent findings about comets and the Kuiper belt.