Including the abundance of information known prior to the return of Halley's comet, as well as the new information discovered since then, the science of comets is described here by order of its discovery. From tail phenomena to coma morphology, to the most recent findings from space missions, this comprehensive text provides complete and up-to-date coverage of the subject. It will be suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of astronomy and planetary science. First Edition Hb (2001): 0-521-23906-0 First Edition Pb (2002): 0-521-27218-1
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We have now reached an exciting time in cometary research. This book describes the wealth of information known prior to the return of Halley's comet, and the new information discovered since then. The science of comets is described in order of its discovery, from tail phenomena to coma morphology through to the most recent findings from space missions. This comprehensive text is a complete and up-to-date treatment of the subject, suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of astronomy and planetary science.
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polar solar wind, cometary research, sunward spike, coma morphology, cometary plasma tails, cometocentric distance, cometary forms, cometary phenomena, amorphous water ice, cometary brightness, cometary scientist, extreme ultraviolet emission, inner coma, parabolic comets, sodium tail, cometary science, comet scientists, heliospheric current sheet, cometary environment, cometary atmospheres, cometary spectra, cometary ions, heliocentric distance, nongravitational forces, comet nuclei Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hubble Space Telescope, Deep Space, Halley Armada, Propulsion Laboratory, European Space Agency, International Halley Watch, University of Arizona, University of Maryland, Yerkes Observatory, Encke's Comet, Goddard Space Flight Center, Biela's Comet, Halley Fund, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Minor Planet Center, Catalogue of Cometary Orbits, Chicxulub Crater, Monte Carlo, California Institute of Technology, College Park, Halley Multicolor Camera, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Michigan, University of New Mexico, Ann Arbor New!
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In recent years, the science of archeoastronomy has taught us a great deal about prehistoric human's knowledge of the night sky. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
polar solar wind, cometary research, sunward spike, coma morphology, cometary plasma tails, cometocentric distance, cometary forms, cometary phenomena, amorphous water ice, cometary brightness, cometary scientist, extreme ultraviolet emission, inner coma, parabolic comets, sodium tail, cometary science, comet scientists, heliospheric current sheet, cometary environment, cometary atmospheres, cometary spectra, cometary ions, heliocentric distance, nongravitational forces, comet nuclei Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hubble Space Telescope, Deep Space, Halley Armada, Propulsion Laboratory, European Space Agency, International Halley Watch, University of Arizona, University of Maryland, Yerkes Observatory, Encke's Comet, Goddard Space Flight Center, Biela's Comet, Halley Fund, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Minor Planet Center, Catalogue of Cometary Orbits, Chicxulub Crater, Monte Carlo, California Institute of Technology, College Park, Halley Multicolor Camera, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Michigan, University of New Mexico, Ann Arbor New!
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- Comets in the Post-Halley Era (Astrophysics and Space Science Library) by R.L. Newburn on 11 pages
- The Solar System (3 Vol Set) (Magill's Choice) by Roger Smith on 10 pages
- Physics and Chemistry of the Solar System, Volume 87, Second Edition (International Geophysics) by John S. Lewis on 4 pages
- Physics and Chemistry of Comets (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library) by W. F. Huebner on 4 pages
- Rendezvous in Space: The Science of Comets by John C. Brandt in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Guide to the Sun by Kenneth J. H. Phillips in Back Matter
- Color and Light in Nature by David K. Lynch on page 227
- Fred Hoyle's Universe by N.C. Wickramasinghe on page 231
- Meteors and Meteorites: Origins and Observations by Martin Beech in Back Matter
- Ultraviolet Radiation in the Solar System (Astrophysics and Space Science Library) by M. Vázquez on page 243
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