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Comets : nature and culture / P. Andrew Karam.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Karam, P. Andrew, author.
- Series:
- Earth series (Reaktion Books (Firm))
- Earth series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Comets--Popular works.
- Comets.
- Genre:
- Popular works.
- Physical Description:
- 200 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London, UK : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2017.
- Summary:
- Radiating fire and ice, comets as a phenomenon seem part science, part myth. 2000 years ago when a comet shot across the night sky, it convinced the Romans that Julius Caesar was a god. In 1066, Halley's Comet was interpreted as a foreshadowing of the death of Harold the Second in the Battle of Hastings. Even today the arrival of a comet often feels auspicious, confirming our hopes, fears and sense of wonder in the universe. P. Andrew Karam takes the reader on a far-ranging exploration of these beautiful and dramatic objects in the skies, revealing how comets and humanity have been interwoven throughout history.
- Notes:
- Sub-title comes from book cover.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-193) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781780238302
- 1780238304
- OCLC:
- 979568371
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