Comet
By: Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan.
Contributors: Druyan, Ann, 1949-
Edition: 1st Ballantine books ed.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 398
Subjects: Comets.; Halley's comet.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-384) and indexes.