Published by Universal Workshop, 1985
ISBN 10: 0934546150 ISBN 13: 9780934546157
Seller: Bookensteins, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Good. Large spiral bound book. The cover is creased along the spiral. The front bottom corner has been folded back. Pages are clean with no marks. Bookseller Inventory BS/BS7932 082019.
Published by Astronomical Workshop, Greenville, S.C., 1985
Seller: Peace of Mind Bookstore, Tulsa, OK, U.S.A.
Spiral Bound. Condition: Good+. Good+ Over sized black colored spiral bound with blue and white coordinate graphics on front cover with blue text. Pages are crisp and clean. Outer covers do show some wear, rubbing and tearing around edges. May required extra postage due to large size. Professional book dealer since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged.
Published by Astronomical Workshop - Furman University, Greenville, S.C., 1985
ISBN 10: 0934546150 ISBN 13: 9780934546157
Seller: Cultural Connection, Cape Coral, FL, U.S.A.
Signed by the author on page 3 "For Jack and Margaretta Stubbs - Best Wishes Guy Ottewell" with black pen. 193 pages. A wealth of scientific information. Atlas of the 48 visits dating back to 1404 B.C. Spiral comb bound softcover. Oblong 4to 11" tall x 15 1/8". 8 signatures of the Clemson Area Amateur atronomers with gift inscription dated 1986 on page 2. Bottom part of back cover coming loose from spine. Front cover is holding tight. Text pages tightly bound. Clean. Good condition.
Published by Copernicus, an imprint of Springer-Verlag, New York, 1997
Seller: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Ottewell, Guy (illustrator). 1st Edition. As new condition silver gray boards, blue spine, and dark blue spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Preface; Overview; Appendix A: Periodic Comet Numbers; Appendix B: Great Comets in History; Appendix C: Closest Comets in History; Appendix D: Celestial Coordinates; Appendix E: Orbital Elements; Appendix F: Comet Brightness Formula and Estimating Brightness; Appendix G: How to Report a Comet Discovery; Appendix H: Ephemeris for Comet Hale-Bopp; Glossary; Sources of Information; Credits; General Index; and Comet Index. Illustrated with a section of color photographic plates, a section of black-and-white photographic plates, additional interspersed black-and-white photographs, black-and-white line diagram drawings, tables, and charts. "Fred Schaaf surveys the great comets of the past, introduces the current theories of the cometary phenomena, and presents a detailed guide of what to expect from the 1997 apparition of Comet Hale-Bopp. Whether or not Hale-Bopp turns out to be the comet of the century, Schaaf has written an accurate and very readable introduction to comets." - Donald K. Yeomans, author. "This excellent book covers the entire spectrum of comets in language that is easily read by anyone. Schaaf has done a fine job of covering the most interesting facts of some of the more special comets seen throughout history." - Gary W. Kronk, author. "When Comet Halley made its spectacular visit to the inner Solar System in 1910, miners in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, refused to enter the mines on May 18th, the day Earth passed through Halley's tail; farmers in Wisconsin took down lightning rods so as not to attract dangerous comet-substances; and the blackmailer of the great opera tenor Enrico Caruso was so frightened he confessed to a long unsolved murder. But the story that a cult in Oklahoma was stopped just short of sacrificing a virgin to the comet was a tale fabricated for East Coast newspapers. Halley's last visit, in 1985-86, caused far less tumult, but the visit after next, in 2134, will bring the comet so close to Earth that Haalley's orbit will be substantially altered. The great comet of 1843 actually passed inside the Sun's inner corona, then shot out a tail that extended beyond the orbit of Mars. Although these "sungrazers" are very rare, the years from 1880 to 1887 saw no less than three of them. The brightest of these, the Great September Comet of 1882, was 100 times as bright as a full Moon and easily visible in broad daylight. All three are believed to be fragments of a single gigantic comet that lit up the sky every thousand years starting some time between 18,000 and 8,000 B.C. and may have been bright enough to cast shadows in broad daylight. The twentieth century has been less spectacular for comets that 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." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps.
Published by [Greenville SC: Furman Univ Astronomical Workshop 1985]., 1985
Seller: Alec R. Allenson, Inc., Westville, FL, U.S.A.
[Cover-title], good plastic comb binding, front edge dampstained. Oblong folio, 28 x 38 cm, [194] pages, triple-column text. Includes altas of 48 visits (with all recorded early accounts) of Halley's Comet from 1404-3 BCE to 2133-4 CE., with many graphs and plots of trajectories.
Published by Copernicus Books, 1996
ISBN 10: 0387947930 ISBN 13: 9780387947938
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. Ottewell, G. (illustrator). 384 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.50 inches. In Stock.
Published by Universal Workshop, 1985
ISBN 10: 0934546150 ISBN 13: 9780934546157
Seller: dsmbooks, Liverpool, United Kingdom
paperback. Condition: New. New. book.