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Exploration of Halley's Comet
. Ed(S): Grewing, Michael; Praderie, Francoise; Reinhard, Rudeger
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Paperback. Editor(s): Grewing, Michael; Praderie, Francoise; Reinhard, Rudeger. Num Pages: 1007 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 210 x 51. Weight in Grams: 2443.
The 1985/86 apparition of Halley's Comet turned out to be the most important apparition of a comet ever. It provided a worldwide science community with a wealth of exciting new discoveries, the most remarkable of which was undoubtedly the first image of a cometary nucleus. Halley's Comet is the brightest periodic comet, and the most famous of the 750 known comets. With its 76-year period, its recent appearance was truly a "once-in-a-lifetime" observational opportunity. The 1985/86 apparition was the thirtieth consecutive recorded apparition. Five apparitions ago, the English astronomer Edmond Halley discovered the periodicity of "his" comet and correctly predicted ... Read more
The 1985/86 apparition of Halley's Comet turned out to be the most important apparition of a comet ever. It provided a worldwide science community with a wealth of exciting new discoveries, the most remarkable of which was undoubtedly the first image of a cometary nucleus. Halley's Comet is the brightest periodic comet, and the most famous of the 750 known comets. With its 76-year period, its recent appearance was truly a "once-in-a-lifetime" observational opportunity. The 1985/86 apparition was the thirtieth consecutive recorded apparition. Five apparitions ago, the English astronomer Edmond Halley discovered the periodicity of "his" comet and correctly predicted ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
1007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
984
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642829734
SKU
V9783642829734
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