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Author: Fred Hoyle Publisher: Hachette UK ISBN: 1473210828 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 409
Book Description
Returning to the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge after a spell at the nuclear research labs of CERN in Geneva, Professor Isaac Newton is plunged into the centre of a baffling mystery. One of his research students, Mike Howarth, has picked up strange signals on his satellite telemetry equipment, signals that appear to emanate from a passing comet. Not long after he has passed the vital data into Isaac Newton's hands, Howarth is found dead. Soon after that, it becomes clear that some people in very high places - including the Kremlin and the White House - are more than a little interested in the remarkable events taking place at the Cavendish. But with the arrival of that most majestic of all celestial bodies, Comet Halley, a third and infinitely more powerful superpower enters the scene. And the Comet's extraordinary intentions - not to mention its devastating methods of communicating them to Earth - promise a new dawn for humanity.
Author: Fred Hoyle Publisher: Hachette UK ISBN: 1473210828 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 409
Book Description
Returning to the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge after a spell at the nuclear research labs of CERN in Geneva, Professor Isaac Newton is plunged into the centre of a baffling mystery. One of his research students, Mike Howarth, has picked up strange signals on his satellite telemetry equipment, signals that appear to emanate from a passing comet. Not long after he has passed the vital data into Isaac Newton's hands, Howarth is found dead. Soon after that, it becomes clear that some people in very high places - including the Kremlin and the White House - are more than a little interested in the remarkable events taking place at the Cavendish. But with the arrival of that most majestic of all celestial bodies, Comet Halley, a third and infinitely more powerful superpower enters the scene. And the Comet's extraordinary intentions - not to mention its devastating methods of communicating them to Earth - promise a new dawn for humanity.
Author: Hannes Barnard Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa ISBN: 1776354818 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 436
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Pete de Lange must survive as a teenager in a small Natal town during the 1980s, together with his new-found friends, Sarita and Petrus. In a country marked by turmoil and racial conflict, this is not as easy as it seems. Pete and his friends witnessed a horrendous crime, and the perpetrator is on their case. Will justice prevail? In between all of this, Pete must try to make the first rugby team and win the heart of his high-school crush, Renate. This is an excellent Bildungsroman, full of emotion and nostalgia, set in a troubled country where doing the right thing was not always easy.
Author: Michael Grewing Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 3642829716 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 1005
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The 1985/86 apparition of Halley's Comet turned out to be the most important apparition of a comet ever. It provided a worldwide science community with a wealth of exciting new discoveries, the most remarkable of which was undoubtedly the first image of a cometary nucleus. Halley's Comet is the brightest periodic comet, and the most famous of the 750 known comets. With its 76-year period, its recent appearance was truly a "once-in-a-lifetime" observational opportunity. The 1985/86 apparition was the thirtieth consecutive recorded apparition. Five apparitions ago, the English astronomer Edmond Halley discovered the periodicity of "his" comet and correctly predicted its return in 1758, a triumph for science best appreciated in the context of contemporary views, or rather fears, about comets at that time. The increasingly rapid progress in technological development is very much apparent when one compares the dominant tools for cometary research during Halley's next three apparitions: in 1835 studies were made based on drawings ofthe comet; in 1910 photographic plates were used; while in March 1986 an armada of six spacecraft from four space agencies approached the comet and carried out in situ measurements, 1 AU from the Earth. In 1910, nobody could have dreamed that this was possible, and today it is equally difficult to anticipate what scientists will be able to achieve in 2061.
Author: Patrick Moore Publisher: ISBN: Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 126
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Describes what is known about the structure and behavior of comets, traces the history of Halley's comet, and describes how it will be studied during its 1985-1986 return.
Author: Brian Harpur Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton ISBN: 9780340365113 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 184
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Provides information on the history of Halley's comet and the best places to view it as well as presenting folklore, a guide to astronomers, and a compendium of poetry and literature about comets
Author: Mark Littmann Publisher: ISBN: Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 204
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Follows the comet through one full 7.6 billion mile circuit, explores history leading to present understanding of comets, emphasizes the work of Edmond Halley, and discusses the current theories of comet origin.
Author: James Gladstone Publisher: Owlkids ISBN: 9781771473712 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 32
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Halley's Comet tells its own history in this unique STEM book Halley's Comet, visible from Earth only once every 75 years, tells its own story in this unique informational picture book. With each return of the comet, the book highlights human life at that time, and how science has advanced toward a greater understanding of our universe. Told in minimal, poetic text paired with detailed captions for context, the book begins with sightings in ancient civilizations, where for centuries, the comet was a mystery recorded in art and writing. From Edmond Halley's successful prediction of the comet's return in 1758, through the advent of technologies like cameras and eventually a spacecraft that photographed its ice core, Halley's Comet tells an inspiring and wide-reaching story of scientific advancement and cultural history. The book closes by inviting readers to wonder what our world might look like the next time Halley's Comet is visible from earth, expected in 2061. What will the comet "see," next time it passes by on its journey?
Author: Baby Professor Publisher: Speedy Publishing LLC ISBN: 1541956400 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 72
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What is the Halley’s Comet and when was it discovered? More importantly, who discovered it and in what circumstances. Further, what makes the Halley’s Comet different from all the other comets that have been observed so far? All these questions, along with other facts, will be explained in this learner’s book for children.
Author: Fred Hoyle
Author: Fred Hoyle
Author: Hannes Barnard
Author: Michael Grewing
Author: Donald K. Yeomans
Author: Patrick Moore
Author: Brian Harpur
Author: Mark Littmann
Author: James Gladstone
Author: Diedrich Mohlmann
Author: Baby Professor