Comet (book)

Comet (book)
Comet  
Author(s) Carl Sagan
Country United States
Language English
Publisher Random House
Publication date 1985
Media type Paperback
Pages 398 pp
ISBN 9780394549088, 0394549082[1]

Comet (1985) is a popular-science book by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan.[2] It describes the scientific nature of comets, as well as their varying roles and perceptions throughout history. The evolution of human understanding of comets is also detailed, and thinkers and astronomers such as Edmond Halley, Immanuel Kant, and William Huggins are discussed.

The publication of the book was months ahead of the 1986 appearance of Halley's Comet.

References

  1. ^ http://www.powells.com/biblio/0345412223?&PID=33286
  2. ^ http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/1610179
v · d · eCarl Sagan
Books
Mars and the Mind of Man · The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence · Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science · Cosmos · The Nuclear Winter: The World After Nuclear War · Contact · Comet · A Path Where No Man Thought: Nuclear Winter and the End of the Arms Race · Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors: A Search for Who We Are · Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space · The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark · Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium · The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God
 Carl Sagan
Media
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage · Contact
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