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The Quest for Comets

An Explosive Trail of Beauty and Danger

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. When Beggars Die

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 15-22
  3. Taming the Shrew

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 23-36
  4. Comet or Planet?

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 37-45
  5. The Sport Begins

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 47-62
  6. A Different Drummer

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 63-76
  7. The Comet Cop

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 77-87
  8. Comet Tales

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 89-109
  9. An Asteroid Hits the Earth

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 111-122
  10. A Turn on the Road to the Moon

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 123-128
  11. Exploring Craters From Ranger to Apollo

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 129-145
  12. A Pretty Good Moon for You, Shoemaker!

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 147-154
  13. Eagle-Eyed Carolyn 30 Comets and Counting

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 155-165
  14. Are We the Progeny of Comets?

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 167-180
  15. Could a Comet Have Slain the Dinosaurs?

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 181-197
  16. Getting Hit Again

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 199-209
  17. Deflecting the Terrible Sword

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 211-225
  18. Back Matter

    Pages 241-280

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Quest for Comets

  • Book Subtitle: An Explosive Trail of Beauty and Danger

  • Authors: David H. Levy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-5998-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: David H. Levy 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-306-44651-1Published: 01 January 1994

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-5998-0Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 280

  • Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

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