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The Return Of Halley S Comet
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Author : Patrick Moore
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
The Return Of Halley S Comet written by Patrick Moore and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Science categories.
Describes what is known about the structure and behavior of comets, traces the history of Halley's comet, and describes how it will be studied during its 1985-1986 return.
Halley S Comet
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Author : David Peck Todd
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1910
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Exploration Of Halley S Comet
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Author : Michael Grewing
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Exploration Of Halley S Comet written by Michael Grewing and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.
The 1985/86 apparition of Halley's Comet turned out to be the most important apparition of a comet ever. It provided a worldwide science community with a wealth of exciting new discoveries, the most remarkable of which was undoubtedly the first image of a cometary nucleus. Halley's Comet is the brightest periodic comet, and the most famous of the 750 known comets. With its 76-year period, its recent appearance was truly a "once-in-a-lifetime" observational opportunity. The 1985/86 apparition was the thirtieth consecutive recorded apparition. Five apparitions ago, the English astronomer Edmond Halley discovered the periodicity of "his" comet and correctly predicted its return in 1758, a triumph for science best appreciated in the context of contemporary views, or rather fears, about comets at that time. The increasingly rapid progress in technological development is very much apparent when one compares the dominant tools for cometary research during Halley's next three apparitions: in 1835 studies were made based on drawings ofthe comet; in 1910 photographic plates were used; while in March 1986 an armada of six spacecraft from four space agencies approached the comet and carried out in situ measurements, 1 AU from the Earth. In 1910, nobody could have dreamed that this was possible, and today it is equally difficult to anticipate what scientists will be able to achieve in 2061.
On The Elements Of The Orbit Of Halley S Comet
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Author : William Samuel Stratford
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1837
On The Elements Of The Orbit Of Halley S Comet written by William Samuel Stratford and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1837 with Comets categories.
Comet Madness
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Author : Richard J. Goodrich
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2023-02-15
Comet Madness written by Richard J. Goodrich and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-15 with History categories.
Halley’s Comet visits the earth every seventy-five years. Since the dawn of civilization, humans had believed comets were evil portents. In 1705, Edmond Halley liberated humanity from these primordial superstitions (or so it was thought), proving that Newtonian mechanics rather than the will of the gods brought comets into our celestial neighborhood. Despite this scientific advance, when Halley’s Comet returned in 1910 and astronomers announced that our planet would pass through its poisonous tail, newspapers gleefully provoked a global hysteria that unfolded with tragic consequences. In Comet Madness, author and historian Richard J. Goodrich examines the 1910 appearance of Halley’s Comet and the ensuing frenzy sparked by media manipulation, bogus science, and outright deception. The result is a fascinating and illuminating narrative history that underscores how we behave in the face of potential calamity – then and now. As the comet neared Earth, scientists and journalists alike scrambled to get the story straight as citizens the world over panicked. Popular astronomer Camille Flammarion attempted to allay fears in a newspaper article, but the media ignored his true position that passage would be harmless; weather prophet Irl Hicks, publisher of an annual, pseudo-scientific almanac, announced that the comet would disrupt the world’s weather; religious leaders thumbed the Bible’s Book of Revelation and wondered if the comet presaged the apocalypse. Newspapers, confident that there was gold in these alternate theories, gave every crackpot a megaphone, increasing circulation and stoking international hysteria. As a result, workmen shelved their tools, farmers refused to plant crops they would never harvest, and formerly reliable people stopped paying their creditors. More opportunistic citizens opened “comet insurance” plans. Others suffered mental breakdowns, and some took their own lives. Comet Madness reveals how humans confront the unknown, how scientists learn about the world we inhabit, and how certain people—from outright hucksters to opportunistic journalists—harness fear to produce a profit.
The Return Of Halley S Comet
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language : en
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Release Date : 1985
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Comet Lore
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Author : Edwin Emerson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1910
Comet Lore written by Edwin Emerson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1910 with Comets categories.
Halley S Comet The Principia
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Author : Peter Lancaster Brown
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Halley S Comet The Principia written by Peter Lancaster Brown and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Astronomy categories.
Halley S Comet
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language : en
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Release Date : 1987
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Journey Around The Sun
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Author : James Gladstone
language : en
Publisher: Owlkids
Release Date : 2021-03-15
Journey Around The Sun written by James Gladstone and has been published by Owlkids this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Halley's Comet tells its own history in this unique STEM book Halley's Comet, visible from Earth only once every 75 years, tells its own story in this unique informational picture book. With each return of the comet, the book highlights human life at that time, and how science has advanced toward a greater understanding of our universe. Told in minimal, poetic text paired with detailed captions for context, the book begins with sightings in ancient civilizations, where for centuries, the comet was a mystery recorded in art and writing. From Edmond Halley's successful prediction of the comet's return in 1758, through the advent of technologies like cameras and eventually a spacecraft that photographed its ice core, Halley's Comet tells an inspiring and wide-reaching story of scientific advancement and cultural history. The book closes by inviting readers to wonder what our world might look like the next time Halley's Comet is visible from earth, expected in 2061. What will the comet "see," next time it passes by on its journey?