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"His keen astronomical interest bubbles from every page...The book we will still be consulting a decade from now is Schaafs."SKY & TELESCOPE
"The book of the century on comets."NORTHERN LIGHTS
"The book that will still be useful long after Hale-Bopp has dimmed from view is Schaafs Comet of the Century." SPACE VIEWS
"So well written that it will appeal even to the reader who does not know the difference between an asteroid and an adenoid."PATRICK MOORE
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The twentieth century has been less spectacular for comets than the nineteenth century, but the object now approaching, Comet Hale-Bopp, bears a striking resemblance to the Great Comet of 1811, the biggest-headed and most enduringly visible comet ever known. Will Hale-Bopp be our Comet of the Century? In this book, whose publication is timed to coincide with Hale-Bopp's first prominent naked-eye appearance in the evening sky, the renowned astronomy writer Fred Schaaf offers a delightful history of all the greatest comets ever recorded - the astonishing lore, the even more astonishing science, color illustrations, and how you can participate in comet history by catching a glimpse (maybe more than a glimpse) of one of the greatest comets of the century.
About the Author
Fred Schaaf is a well-known amateur astronomer, a Contributing Editor of Sky & Telescope, and the author of several books, including The Starry Room, Seeing the Sky, Seeing the Solar System, and, with Guy Ottewell, Mankind's Comet, a book about the 1985 visit of Halley's Comet.
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- PublisherCopernicus
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1461273374
- ISBN 13 9781461273370
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages401
- IllustratorOttewell G.
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