Meteor Showers and their Parent Comets
by Jenniskens, Peter [ Jenniskens, Petrus Matheus Marie ]
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- Hardcover
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- A 2cm tear to front exterior hinge. Good.
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About This Item
A 2cm tear to front exterior hinge. Good. Meteor Showers Cambridge University Press Cambridge 2006 orig.boards 24x15cm, xi,790 pp, An ink mark to bottom page-edge. "Meteor Showers and their Parent Comets is a unique handbook for astronomers interested in observing meteor storms and outbursts. Spectacular displays of 'shooting stars' are created when the Earth's orbit crosses a meteoroid stream, as each meteoroid causes a bright light when it enters our atmosphere at high speed. Jenniskens, an active meteor storm chaser, explains how meteoroid streams originate from the decay of meteoroids, comets and asteroids, and how they cause meteor showers on Earth. He includes the findings of recent space missions to comets and asteroids, the risk of meteor impacts on Earth, and how meteor showers may have seeded the Earth with ingredients that made life possible. All known meteor showers are identified, accompanied by fascinating details on the most important showers and their parent comets. The book predicts when exceptional meteor showers will occur over the next 50 years, making it a valuable resource for both amateur and professional astronomers" - publisher's description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Bookseller
- Expatriate Bookshop of Denmark (DK)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BOOKS009543I
- Title
- Meteor Showers and their Parent Comets
- Author
- Jenniskens, Peter [ Jenniskens, Petrus Matheus Marie ]
- Book Condition
- Used - A 2cm tear to front exterior hinge. Good.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- Meteors Astronomy
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