Comets and asteroids

by Don Nardo
Book - 2004

Presents an investigation of asteroids and comets, discussing ancient beliefs about the appearance of comets, their demystification with the emergence of modern astronomy, how they formed, and their different types and composition, and looking at the possibilities for mining asteroids, as well as what happens when they hit Earth.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nardo, Don, 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Detroit : Lucent Books ; Thomson/Gale, c2004.
Series:The Lucent library of science and technology

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