Comet (Signed Second Printing)

Sagan, Carl; Druyan, Ann

ISBN 10: 0394549082 / ISBN 13: 9780394549088

Published by Random House, 1985

About this Item

About the book: Hardcover with jacket. First Edition, Second Printing. Personally inscribed by author on title page. Ann Druyan's signature below Sagan's. Both book and jacket are in very good condition. Additional photos available upon request. Outside of Canada, additional shipping charges may apply.

Seller Inventory # 005283

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Comet (Signed Second Printing)
• Publisher: Random House
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394549082
• ISBN 13: 9780394549088
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science

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Synopsis

Documents the history of Halley's Comet and describes, in two hundred photographs and an informative text, the path of the comet and the astronomical details of its existence

About the Author

Carl Sagan served as the David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and Director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell University. He played a leading role in the Mariner, Viking, Voyager, and Galileo spacecraft expeditions, for which he received the NASA Medals for Exceptional Scientific Achievement and (twice) for Distinguished Public Service. His Emmy- and Peabody-winning television series, Cosmos, became the most widely watched series in the history of American public television. The accompanying book, also called Cosmos, is one of the bestselling science books ever published in the English language. Dr. Sagan received the Pulitzer Prize, the Oersted Medal, and many other awards--including twenty honorary degrees from American colleges and universities--for his contributions to science, literature, education, and the preservation of the environment. In their posthumous award to Dr. Sagan of their highest honor, the National Science Foundation declared that his "research transformed planetary science . . . his gifts to mankind were infinite." Dr. Sagan died on December 20, 1996.