The Great Comet Crash: The Collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Jupiter - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521482747 ISBN 13: 9780521482745

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1995

Synopsis

The cosmic collision of the century, in words and photographs.

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Review

'Where the book really shines is in the illustrations, providing a photo album of the newly discovered comet, its evolution as it headed for its catastrophic end, the Galileo and Hubble Space Telescope observations, and the wealth of ground-based infrared and visual imagery ... highly recommended.' Paul Weismann, Science

'The great value of this book is that so much is written by the main players themselves ... One puts the book aside with a profound sense of excellence achieved ... a great book suitable for a wide range of readers, and great value too.' Astronomy and Space

' ... a great deal of riveting information ... a model of good popular science exposition.' Science Reporter, Journal of the Association of British Science Writers ' ... superbly illustrated ... full of information.' W. M. Napier, Endeavour

'... a worthy record of a very momentous event.' Journal of the British Astronomical Association ' ... well produced, with excellent illustrations, easy to read ... Overall a splendid book.' Popular Astronomy

Book Description

The drama of the crash of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter is captured in words and photographs from the scientists who witnessed this unique event. With interpretations from top researchers and the best photographs from observatories around the world, this is a complete record of the greatest crash ever seen in the Solar System. See Worldwide Web http://www.cup.cam.ac.uk/Comet/Comettop.html

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521482747
• ISBN 13: 9780521482745
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128
• Editor: Spencer John R., Mitton Jacqueline