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    		• Karam, P. Andrew, author.
     
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    		• Comets.
     
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    		• Comets -- Popular works.
     
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    		• Comets -- Religious aspects.
     
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    		• Comets in literature.
     
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    Comets / P. Andrew Karam.
    by Karam, P. Andrew, author.
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    London, UK : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2017.
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  • Comets.
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  • Comets -- Popular works.
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  • Comets -- Religious aspects.
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  • 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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