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Editorial Reviews
Noel Grey, The European Legacy
[A] well-written book... I recommend it to every scholar, no matter what their discipline.
Review
Comet literature is extensive but, to the best of my knowledge no previous work has quite the grasp of this one. There are some books dealing with restricted subjects that seem certain to become standard references for many years to come. This is one, and it should be in every serious scientific library.
(Patrick Moore The Times Higher Education Supplement )
A work of serious scholarship that is rich in fascinating material.... Judiciously selected quotations and fifty three illustrations, some exceptionally striking, add to the pleasure of reading this very engaging story, which is filled with surprises, ironies, and fresh insights.
(Michael J. Crowe Physics Today )
Beautifully illustrated, full of fascinating quotations, and blessed with 126 pages of notes and references. I enjoyed it immensely.
(David W. Hughes Observatory )
[This book] is accurate, comprehensive, and should make an important contribution to the history of astronomy.
(Donald Yeomans Sky & Telescope )
This book is not a general history of comets. . . . [T]he author is concerned primarily with the perception of comets throughout history. It is a scholarly well-illustrated and accurate work. . . . [T]he author does a fine job.
(Donald Yeomans Nature )
Every now and again a scholar comes along who successively maps out a novel idea, and does so in a compelling way. This well-written book is assuredly one such occasion and I recommend it to every scholar, no matter what their discipline.
(Noel Grey The European Legacy )
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[A] well-written book... I recommend it to every scholar, no matter what their discipline.
Review
Comet literature is extensive but, to the best of my knowledge no previous work has quite the grasp of this one. There are some books dealing with restricted subjects that seem certain to become standard references for many years to come. This is one, and it should be in every serious scientific library.
(Patrick Moore The Times Higher Education Supplement )
A work of serious scholarship that is rich in fascinating material.... Judiciously selected quotations and fifty three illustrations, some exceptionally striking, add to the pleasure of reading this very engaging story, which is filled with surprises, ironies, and fresh insights.
(Michael J. Crowe Physics Today )
Beautifully illustrated, full of fascinating quotations, and blessed with 126 pages of notes and references. I enjoyed it immensely.
(David W. Hughes Observatory )
[This book] is accurate, comprehensive, and should make an important contribution to the history of astronomy.
(Donald Yeomans Sky & Telescope )
This book is not a general history of comets. . . . [T]he author is concerned primarily with the perception of comets throughout history. It is a scholarly well-illustrated and accurate work. . . . [T]he author does a fine job.
(Donald Yeomans Nature )
Every now and again a scholar comes along who successively maps out a novel idea, and does so in a compelling way. This well-written book is assuredly one such occasion and I recommend it to every scholar, no matter what their discipline.
(Noel Grey The European Legacy )
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Inside This Book Citations: This book cites 147 books | 12 books that cite this book Explore: Citations | Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Key Phrases - SIPs: comet lore, cometary portents, nature des cometes, natural philosophical terms, humid spirits (more) Key Phrases - CAPs: Royal Society, Astronomy Museum, Courtesy of Adler Planetarium, Tycho Brahe, Albertus Magnus (more) Browse Sample Pages: Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me! |
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CHANGES in weather and affairs of state-comets have imported these since ancient times. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
comet lore, cometary portents, nature des cometes, natural philosophical terms, humid spirits, cometa anni, cometicae synopsis, comet theory, sur les comètes, cometary theory, geometricae elementa, prodigy books, libra astronomica, penny merriments, terrestrial exhalations, monstrous signs, authorized prophets, concerning comets, fiery trigon, bearded stars, stella nova, comet appearing, present comet, recent comets, street literature Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Royal Society, Astronomy Museum, Courtesy of Adler Planetarium, Tycho Brahe, Albertus Magnus, Harvard University, William Whiston, Star of Bethlehem, Edmond Halley, Houghton Library, Popish Plot, Julius Caesar, Noah's Flood, Isaac Newton, John of Damascus, Tory High Churchmen, Aegidius of Lessines, Christopher Ness, David Gregory, John Bainbridge, Robert Grosseteste, Robert Hooke, Roger Bacon, Second Coming, Stanislaw Lubieniecki New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover |
CHANGES in weather and affairs of state-comets have imported these since ancient times. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
comet lore, cometary portents, nature des cometes, natural philosophical terms, humid spirits, cometa anni, cometicae synopsis, comet theory, sur les comètes, cometary theory, geometricae elementa, prodigy books, libra astronomica, penny merriments, terrestrial exhalations, monstrous signs, authorized prophets, concerning comets, fiery trigon, bearded stars, stella nova, comet appearing, present comet, recent comets, street literature Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Royal Society, Astronomy Museum, Courtesy of Adler Planetarium, Tycho Brahe, Albertus Magnus, Harvard University, William Whiston, Star of Bethlehem, Edmond Halley, Houghton Library, Popish Plot, Julius Caesar, Noah's Flood, Isaac Newton, John of Damascus, Tory High Churchmen, Aegidius of Lessines, Christopher Ness, David Gregory, John Bainbridge, Robert Grosseteste, Robert Hooke, Roger Bacon, Second Coming, Stanislaw Lubieniecki New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover |