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Karam, P. Andrew, author.
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Comets.
Comets -- Popular works.
Comets -- Religious aspects.
Comets in literature.
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Comets / P. Andrew Karam.
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Karam, P. Andrew, author.
London, UK : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2017.
Subjects
Comets.
Comets -- Popular works.
Comets -- Religious aspects.
Comets in literature.
ISBN:
9781780238302 (paperback)
1780238304 (paperback)
Series:
Earth series (Reaktion Books (Firm))
Description:
200 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm.
Contents:
Introduction -- The science of comets -- Studying comets through the ages -- Visualizing comets -- Comets and religion -- Comets in literature and popular culture -- History's greatest comets -- Bringers of life and of doom -- Conclusion.
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Radiating fire and ice, comets as a phenomenon seem part science, part myth. 2000 years ago when a comet shot across the night sky, it convinced the Romans that Julius Caesar was a god. In 1066, Halley's Comet was interpreted as a foreshadowing of the death of Harold the Second in the Battle of Hastings. Even today the arrival of a comet often feels auspicious, confirming our hopes, fears and sense of wonder in the universe. P. Andrew Karam takes the reader on a far-ranging exploration of these beautiful and dramatic objects in the skies, revealing how comets and humanity have been interwoven throughout history.
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Hawaii State Library
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523.6 Ka
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Nanakuli Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
523.6 Ka
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