Comet

Author : Carl Sagan
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0307801055
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Comet written by Carl Sagan and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2011-07-06 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are these graceful visitors to our skies? We now know that they bring both life and death and teach us about our origins. Comet begins with a breathtaking journey through space astride a comet. Pulitzer Prize-winning astronomer Carl Sagan, author of Cosmos and Contact, and writer Ann Druyan explore the origin, nature, and future of comets, and the exotic myths and portents attached to them. The authors show how comets have spurred some of the great discoveries in the history of science and raise intriguing questions about these brilliant visitors from the interstellar dark. Were the fates of the dinosaurs and the origins of humans tied to the wanderings of a comet? Are comets the building blocks from which worlds are formed? Lavishly illustrated with photographs and specially commissioned full-color paintings, Comet is an enthralling adventure, indispensable for anyone who has ever gazed up at the heavens and wondered why. Praise for Comet "Simply the best." —The Times of London "Fascinating, evocative, inspiring." —The Washington Post "Comet humanizes science. A beautiful, interesting book." —United Press International "Masterful . . . science, poetry, and imagination." —The Atlanta Journal & Constitution

Author : Joe Todd-Stanton
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1838740651
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Comet written by Joe Todd-Stanton and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A picture book touching on the impact of moving away from home and how this effects our relationships and sense of belonging, but also how it can open us up to new experiences and allow us to cherish the old ones. "A lovely story to share with anyone who is struggling to find comfort in a new situation." —STARRED REVIEW School Library Journal When Nyla is forced to leave her home in the country to start life again in the city, all she can think about is everything she misses from before. So when a comet comes crashing through the city streets and starts growing into a forest, Nyla can’t resist a chance to head somewhere that feels closer to what she had before ... but what starts as an escape could be just the thing to make her finally feel at home.

Author : Pages Matam
Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 1949342166
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Heart Of A Comet written by Pages Matam and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Heart of a Comet is a collection of poems and short stories offering the tale of Comet, who fell from the sky unto an unfamiliar plane of existence. On his quest to return home, he has many life-altering encounters with people and places that completely change his perspective of what it means to love and to live. Through this series of truths, the lines between dreams and reality so often blur, this creates a new mosaic to an ultimate revelation: the internal lesson of the true meaning of purpose. What are we here for? Why do we experience the things that we do, and why do we react to them in the ways that we do? All questions posed with seemingly infinite answers. In this conceptual miscellany, author Pages Matam touches on topics of immigrant experience to fatherhood and love in all of its beautiful but also often tragic and traumatic faces. As the tale unfolds, we become swallowed by a self reflective journey with a destination that could only be sought from one's own soul searching heart...the Heart of a Comet.

Author : Brian Harpur
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN 13 : 9780340365113
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Official Halley's Comet Book written by Brian Harpur and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information on the history of Halley's comet and the best places to view it as well as presenting folklore, a guide to astronomers, and a compendium of poetry and literature about comets

Author : Hannes Barnard
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1776354818
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Halley's Comet written by Hannes Barnard and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pete de Lange must survive as a teenager in a small Natal town during the 1980s, together with his new-found friends, Sarita and Petrus. In a country marked by turmoil and racial conflict, this is not as easy as it seems. Pete and his friends witnessed a horrendous crime, and the perpetrator is on their case. Will justice prevail? In between all of this, Pete must try to make the first rugby team and win the heart of his high-school crush, Renate. This is an excellent Bildungsroman, full of emotion and nostalgia, set in a troubled country where doing the right thing was not always easy.

Author : Laurel L. Wilkening
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816546606
Total Pages : 777 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Comets written by Laurel L. Wilkening and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1982-04-01 with total page 777 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over forty authorities present sections on the nucleus, dust, coma, and tails of comets, along with sections on their origin, and relationships to other solar system bodies. . . . An excellent book.—Space News "The volume is highly recommended to all interested in comets and the Solar System."—Journal of the British Astronomical Association "A good representation of the studies that are currently being done on comets, and it is an extremely good source of information on a wide variety of topics."—International Comet Quarterly "Extremely well-written and informative. . . . A must for library collections."—The Observatory

Author : IglooBooks
Publisher : Igloo Books
ISBN 13 : 9781803684406
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nature Stories: Little Pumpkin written by IglooBooks and published by Igloo Books. This book was released on 2023-08-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A perfect storybook to celebrate the fall and Halloween season! Have you ever wondered how a tiny seed can turn into a giant pumpkin? This stunningly illustrated story offers a perfect introduction to the life cycle of pumpkins.

Author : Dom Testa
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0765321076
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Comet's Curse written by Dom Testa and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-01-20 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Desperate to save the human race after a comet's deadly particles devastate the adult population, scientists create a ship that will carry a crew of 251 teenagers to a home in a distant solar system.

Author : Herbert George Wells
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Days of the Comet written by Herbert George Wells and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rosemary Wells
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 076363722X
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On the Blue Comet written by Rosemary Wells and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Losing his family home and beloved model train set during the Great Depression, 11-year-old Oscar is forced to move in with difficult relatives before meeting an enigmatic drifter and witnessing an incredible crime that prompts his cross-country, celebrity-marked train journey. By the award-winning creator of the Max and Ruby series. 50,000 first printing.