Comets in the 21st Century: A Personal Guide to Experiencing the Next Great Comet!
暫譯: 21世紀的彗星:親身體驗下一顆偉大彗星的指南!
Boice, Daniel C., Hockey, Thomas
- 出版商: Morgan & Claypool
- 出版日期: 2019-04-25
- 售價: $2,080
- 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $1,976
- 語言: 英文
- 頁數: 138
- 裝訂: Hardcover - also called cloth, retail trade, or trade
- ISBN: 1643274473
- ISBN-13: 9781643274478
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Have you ever seen a comet? It is a marvelous experience, one that all humans can share, that spawns a deep yearning to understand the spectacle.
Have you ever wondered what comets are and why astronomers spend so much time studying them? Now, a comet expert and an astronomical historian have come together to produce the unique book that you now hold in your hands. Using their several decades of teaching experience, the authors have concisely presented the information you need to comprehend these majestic apparitions that grace our night skies. No mathematical proficiency is needed, in fact, this book doesn't contain a single equation
Comets are cosmic Rosetta stones, bridging our current knowledge by digging back to the earliest days of our Solar Systems. How did life arise on Earth? Did comets play a significant role in bringing water and the necessary organic matter to our early Earth? How about the dinosaurs? Were they driven to extinction by a cometary impact 66 million years ago? Comets may be both the enablers and destroyers of life on Earth as we know it. These are some of the tantalizing questions discussed here.
If you so desire, steps are given to join the ranks of amateur comet hunters. Astronomy is one of the last sciences where amateurs play a significant role. Your reward for discovery? A comet officially bearing your name in the history books The next Great Comet is on its way, we just do not know when it will arrive. Armed with this book, you will be ready to enjoy this unforgettable event.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
你曾經見過彗星嗎?這是一個奇妙的經歷,所有人類都能共享,並激發出對理解這一壯觀現象的深切渴望。
你是否曾經想過彗星是什麼,以及為什麼天文學家花這麼多時間研究它們?現在,一位彗星專家和一位天文歷史學家攜手合作,創作了你現在手中這本獨特的書籍。作者利用他們數十年的教學經驗,簡明扼要地呈現了你理解這些在夜空中閃耀的壯麗幻影所需的信息。這本書不需要數學能力,事實上,它裡面沒有一個方程式。
彗星是宇宙中的羅塞塔石,通過追溯我們太陽系最早的日子來橋接我們當前的知識。生命是如何在地球上出現的?彗星是否在將水和必要的有機物質帶到我們早期的地球上扮演了重要角色?那恐龍呢?它們是否因為6600萬年前的彗星撞擊而滅絕?彗星可能是我們所知的地球生命的促進者和毀滅者。這裡討論了一些引人入勝的問題。
如果你有興趣,這裡提供了成為業餘彗星獵人的步驟。天文學是最後幾個業餘者仍然扮演重要角色的科學之一。你發現的獎勵是什麼?在歷史書中正式以你的名字命名的彗星。下一顆大彗星正在路上,我們只是不知道它何時會到來。擁有這本書,你將準備好享受這一難忘的事件。