Impact! The Threat of Comets and Asteroids by Gerrit L. Verschuur
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Impact! The Threat of Comets and Asteroids
Impact! The Threat of Comets and Asteroids
Summary
In this text, the author explores the catastrophic effects of comet and asteroid collisions with our planet. He goes on to look at the possibility of future collisions and the potential threat to Earth, describing what scientists are doing in preparation.
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Gripping text... * The Express *
Verschuur offers a detailed and alarming account of the meteors and comets that have struck the Earth in the past, with devastating consequences, and reminds us that such disasters are likely to reoccur ... A strong treatment of one of the key scientific discoveries of our time. * Kirkus Reviews *
Verschuur offers a detailed and alarming account of the meteors and comets that have struck the Earth in the past, with devastating consequences, and reminds us that such disasters are likely to reoccur ... A strong treatment of one of the key scientific discoveries of our time. * Kirkus Reviews *
About Gerrit L. Verschuur
Professor of Physics at Rhodes College, Tennessee, Gerrit L. Verschuur is a noted radio astronomer and author of many articles and books popularising astronomy.
Table of Contents
Introduction ; 1. The Killer Strikes ; 2. The Saga of the Chicxulub Crater ; 3. Solar System Debris ; 4. Something About Comets ; 5. The Birth of the Earth ; 6. The Nineteenth Century Rumblings ; 8. Comet Impacts in History ; 9. On the Edge of Extinction ; 10. Reconstructing the Crime ; 11. Death Star or Coherent Catastrophism? ; 12. Craters and Tsunamis ; 13. Offering Odds on Impact ; 14. The Great Comet Crash of 1994 ; 15. The Aftermath ; 16. The Search ; 17. Dodging the Asteroids? ; 18. Our Place in Space
Additional information
CIN0195119193VG
9780195119190
0195119193
Impact! The Threat of Comets and Asteroids by Gerrit L. Verschuur
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Oxford University Press Inc
1998-03-12
250
N/A
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