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Comets - Nature, Dynamics, Origin, and their Cosmogonical Relevance (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005)
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Comets - Nature, Dynamics, Origin, and their Cosmogonical Relevance (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005)
Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 328
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Comets are small bodies, but of great cosmic relevance. Given its
pristine nature, they may preserve valuable and unique information
on thechemical and physical processes that took place in theearly
solar system, and that may be occurring in the formation of other
planetary systems. They might have even played a very important
role in the origin of life on Earth. Beyond that, since ancient
times comets have inspired awe, superstition, and also curiosity
anddebate. Their sudden apparitions challenged the long-held view
of the immutability of the heavens, which triggered a long debate
on whether comets had a heavenly or terrestrial nature. Therefore,
comets have a prominent role in the history of scienti?cthought,
that goes back to the most ancient civilizations. The last
apparition of comet Halley in 1986 was a landmark since it arouse a
great expectation in the scienti?c community and in the public at
large. For the ?rst time, a ?otilla of spacecrafts visited a comet.
Agreat number of popular and technical books were written on
Halley, and comets in general, around the mid-eighties. The
interest in comets never subsided after Halley's passage which is
re?ected in the large volume of printed material on these bodies. I
have taken the challenge to write a new book on comets that
summarizes most of the recent advances on thesubject, including my
own workdeveloped during the last 25 years.
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