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Genre/Form: | Electronic books History |
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Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Gerrit L Verschuur |
ISBN: | 0195101057 9780195101058 0195119193 9780195119190 |
OCLC Number: | 952729977 |
Notes: | Originally published: New York; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. |
Description: | 1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations, facsimiles, map |
Contents: | Introduction ; 1. The Killer Strikes ; 2. The Saga of the Chicxulub Crater ; 3. Solar System Debris ; 4. Something About Comets ; 5. The Birth of the Earth ; 6. The Nineteenth Century Rumblings ; 8. Comet Impacts in History ; 9. On the Edge of Extinction ; 10. Reconstructing the Crime ; 11. Death Star or Coherent Catastrophism? ; 12. Craters and Tsunamis ; 13. Offering Odds on Impact ; 14. The Great Comet Crash of 1994 ; 15. The Aftermath ; 16. The Search ; 17. Dodging the Asteroids? ; 18. Our Place in Space |
Abstract:
In this text, the author explores the catastrophic effects of comet and asteroid collisions with our planet. He goes on to look at the possibility of future collisions and the potential threat to Earth, describing what scientists are doing in preparation.
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Gripping text... * The Express * Verschuur offers a detailed and alarming account of the meteors and comets that have struck the Earth in the past, with devastating consequences, and reminds us that such disasters are likely to reoccur ... A strong treatment of one of the key scientific discoveries of our time. * Kirkus Reviews * Read more...
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