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Sagan, Carl.
Comet.
Comet /
Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan.
1st edition.
New York :
Random House,
[1985]
℗1985.
xiv, 398 pages :
illustrations (some color) ;
27 cm.
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Includes indexes.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-384.)
1. Astride the comet -- 2. Portent -- 3. Halley -- 4. The time of the return -- 5. Rogue comets -- 6. Ice -- 7. The anatomy of comets: a summary so far -- 8. Poison gas and organic matter -- 9. Tails -- 10. A cometary bestiary -- 11. At the heart of a trillion worlds -- 12. Mementos of creation -- 13. The ghosts of comets past -- 14. Scattered fires and shattered worlds -- 15. The wrath of heaven: The great dying -- 16. The wrath of heaven: A modern myth? -- 17. The enchanted region -- 18. A flotilla rising -- 19. Stars of the great captains -- 20. A mote of dust.
Explores the fascinating realm of comets answering questions raised by their appearance and delving into the superstitions surrounding them.
20211016.
Comets.
Halley's comet.
DRUYAN, ANN.