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Book Review: The Origins of CometsIn The Origins of Comets, Bailey, Clube, and Napier propose that the answer to whether the ancient heavens were more interesting is a resounding "yes." The sky, in fact, has changed and is still changing. The authors trace the study of comets back to ancient Babylonian times with a focus on theories of the origins of these enigmatic visitors. The book is really of three distinct parts: the first six chapters provide an excellent and delightfully readable historical account of comet studies up to this century. The next few chapters give a rather detailed treatment of current models for comet origins. The last section treats the authors' own theories about the relationship between giant comets and extinctions on Earth.
Document ID
20000021559
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
McKay, Christopher P.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
January 14, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
Volume: 73
Issue: 2
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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