The Comets and their Origin
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- Author: Raymond Lyttleton
- Date Published: June 2013
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107615618
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Originally published in 1953, this book first sets out some observational facts about comets, then the greater part of the book accounts for their origin and explains how comet tails are formed. The text contains 34 photographs of celebrated comets, including eight of Halley's comet. A comet index is also provided. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the development of astronomy and the history of science.
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- Date Published: June 2013
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107615618
- length: 198 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 12 mm
- weight: 0.26kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
List of plates
1. Dynamical properties of comets
2. Physical properties of comets
3. The origin and formation of comets
4. The formation of tails
5. The relation of the present theory to earlier ideas
Appendix
General index
Comet index.
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