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Table of contents (26 chapters)
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Observing Techniques and Interpretation
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Laboratory Studies and Simulations
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Comets, Origins, and Evolution
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About this book
The reviews in this book clearly describe a landmark in the history of cometary studies. Knowledge gathered up to and including Comet Halley are presented in two volumes. The first volume is about general aspects of observing and studying comets, where they originate and how their evolution develops.
The second volume goes into the details of what a comet is: the nucleus, the coma, cometary dust, plasmas and magnetic fields. The book ends with a reflection by Fred Whipple about Comets in the Post-Halley Era.
The book discusses all aspects of comets and is therefore suitable for use in graduate level courses. All astronomers and geophysicists interested in comets will find very useful and well-presented information in this book.
Reviews
Space Science Reviews, 62:398
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Comets in the Post-Halley Era
Book Subtitle: In Part Based on Reviews Presented at the 121st Colloquium of the International Astronomical Union, Held in Bamberg, Germany, April 24–28, 1989
Editors: R. L. Newburn, M. Neugebauer, J. Rahe
Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3378-4
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1991
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-1164-5Published: 30 April 1991
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-5494-2Published: 26 September 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-3378-4Published: 06 December 2012
Series ISSN: 0067-0057
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7985
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 688
Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Atmospheric Sciences