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The Heavens on Fire
The Great Leonid Meteor Storms
Langbeschreibung
Highly readable account of meteors, especially the spectacular Leonid showers, due in mid-November.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. The night the stars fell; 2. Sifting; 3. Struggling to understand meteors; 4. The November meteors in history; 5. The critics attack; 6. The discovery of the August meteors; 7. 1866: the first predicted return; 8. The comet-meteor connection; 9. Meters for meteors; 10. The coming fire shower - 1899; 11. The world's safest fireworks display - 1932; 12. New horizons in meteor science; 13. Surprise - 1966; 14. Killer comets and dis-asteroids; 15. Catch a falling star; 16. Prospects for 1998, 1999, and 2000; 17. The journey of a meteoroid; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
ISBN-13:
9780521779791
Veröffentl:
1999
Erscheinungsdatum:
28.09.1999
Seiten:
360
Autor:
Mark Littmann
Gewicht:
721 g
Format:
246x174x17 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
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