Comets in the post-Halley era : in part based on reviews presented at the 121st colloquium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Bamberg, Germany, April 24-28, 1989

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Comets in the post-Halley era : in part based on reviews presented at the 121st colloquium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Bamberg, Germany, April 24-28, 1989

edited by R.L. Newburn, Jr., M. Neugebauer and J. Rahe ; production editor, L. Fry

(Astrophysics and space science library, v. 167)

Kluwer Academic Publishers, c1991

  • v. 1
  • v. 2
  • v. 1 : pbk
  • v. 2 : pbk

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v. 2 ISBN 9780792311645

Description

Comets are always very impressive phenomena. Their appearances at regular, but mostly irregular, times excite people who see them. Astronomers have the obvious advantage of being able to see more of comets, and to study them. Their enthusiasm is reflected in the 50 papers in this book, written by more than 90 experts. The reviews in this book clearly describe a landmark in the history of cometary studies. Knowledge gathered up to and including Comet Halley are presented in two volumes. The first volume is about general aspects of observing and studying comets, where they originate and how their evolution develops. The second volume goes into the details of what a comet is: the nucleus, the coma, cometary dust, plasmas and magnetic fields. The book ends with a reflection by Fred Whipple about Comets in the Post-Halley Era. The book discusses all aspects of comets and is therefore suitable for use in graduate level courses. All astronomers and geophysicists interested in comets will find very useful and well-presented information in this book.

Table of Contents

Volume I: Section I: Observing Techniques and Interpretation. Section II: Laboratory Studies and Simulations. Section III: Comets, Origins, and Evolution. Volume II: Section IV: The Cometary Nucleus. Section V: The Cometary Coma. Section VI: Cometary Dust. Section VII: Plasmas and Fields. Section VIII: Fred Whipple Reflects. Appendices. Index.
Volume

v. 2 : pbk ISBN 9780792311652

Description

Comets are always very impressive phenomena. Their appearances at regular, but mostly irregular, times excite people who see them. Astronomers have the obvious advantage of being able to see more of comets, and to study them. Their enthusiasm is reflected in the 50 papers in this book, written by more than 90 experts. The reviews in this book clearly describe a landmark in the history of cometary studies. Knowledge gathered up to and including Comet Halley are presented in two volumes. The first volume is about general aspects of observing and studying comets, where they originate and how their evolution develops. The second volume goes into the details of what a comet is: the nucleus, the coma, cometary dust, plasmas and magnetic fields. The book ends with a reflection by Fred Whipple about Comets in the Post-Halley Era. The book discusses all aspects of comets and is therefore suitable for use in graduate level courses. All astronomers and geophysicists interested in comets will find very useful and well-presented information in this book.

Table of Contents

Volume I: Section I: Observing Techniques and Interpretation. Section II: Laboratory Studies and Simulations. Section III: Comets, Origins, and Evolution. Volume II: Section IV: The Cometary Nucleus. Section V: The Cometary Coma. Section VI: Cometary Dust. Section VII: Plasmas and Fields. Section VIII: Fred Whipple Reflects. Appendices. Index.

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  • NCID
    BA12265593
  • ISBN
    • 0792311647
    • 0792311647
    • 0792311655
    • 0792311655
  • LCCN
    91007245
  • Country Code
    ne
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Dordrecht ; Boston
  • Pages/Volumes
    2 v.
  • Size
    25 cm
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