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The Quest for Comets

An Explosive Trail of Beauty and Danger

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  • © 1994

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  1. David H. Levy
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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. The Terrible Swift Sword Pleasures and Perils of a Comet

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 1-13

  3. When Beggars Die

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 15-22

  4. Taming the Shrew

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 23-36

  5. Comet or Planet?

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 37-45

  6. The Sport Begins

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 47-62

  7. A Different Drummer

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 63-76

  8. The Comet Cop

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 77-87

  9. Comet Tales

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 89-109

  10. An Asteroid Hits the Earth

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 111-122

  11. A Turn on the Road to the Moon

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 123-128

  12. Exploring Craters From Ranger to Apollo

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 129-145

  13. A Pretty Good Moon for You, Shoemaker!

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 147-154

  14. Eagle-Eyed Carolyn 30 Comets and Counting

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 155-165

  15. Are We the Progeny of Comets?

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 167-180

  16. Could a Comet Have Slain the Dinosaurs?

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 181-197

  17. Getting Hit Again

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 199-209

  18. Deflecting the Terrible Sword

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 211-225

  19. Maxwell’s Silver Hammer A String of Pearls Strikes Jupiter

    • David H. Levy
    Pages 227-239

  20. Back Matter

    Pages 241-280
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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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