Asteroids
"Grounded in historical studies of asteroids from the nineteenth century, Asteroids is a fully up to date view of these remarkable objects. Without resorting to any technical plots or mathematics, the author shows that asteroids are not just rocks in space, but key to understanding the life and deat...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
London :
Reaktion Books Ltd,
[2021]
|
| Series: | Morris, Peter, Kosmos
Kosmos (London, England) |
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
MARC
| LEADER | 00000cam a2200000Ii 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | on1198019033 | ||
| 003 | OCoLC | ||
| 005 | 20220310162900.0 | ||
| 008 | 200929t20212021enka b 001 0 eng d | ||
| 015 | |a GBC180129 |2 bnb | ||
| 016 | 7 | |a 020202152 |2 Uk | |
| 020 | |a 9781789143584 |q (hardback) | ||
| 020 | |a 1789143586 |q (hardback) | ||
| 020 | |z 9781789143591 |q (ebook) | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)1198019033 | ||
| 040 | |a YDX |b eng |e rda |c YDX |d BDX |d UKMGB |d OCLCO |d YDX |d OCLCO |d HHO |d OCLCO |d OCLCF |d PAU |d IHX |d OCLCO |d NMW |d TCH |d OCLCO |d OCL |d CDX |d PCB | ||
| 050 | 4 | |a QB651 |b .C86 2021 | |
| 082 | 0 | 4 | |a 523.5 |2 23 |
| 082 | 0 | 4 | |a 523.44 |2 23 |
| 100 | 1 | |a Cunningham, Clifford J., |d 1955- |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Asteroids / |c Clifford J. Cunningham. |
| 264 | 1 | |a London : |b Reaktion Books Ltd, |c [2021] | |
| 264 | 4 | |c Ã2021 | |
| 300 | |a 190 pages : |b illustrations (some color) ; |c 23 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 336 | |a still image |b sti |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 490 | 1 | |a Kosmos | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (page 181) and index. | ||
| 520 | |a "Grounded in historical studies of asteroids from the nineteenth century, Asteroids is a fully up to date view of these remarkable objects. Without resorting to any technical plots or mathematics, the author shows that asteroids are not just rocks in space, but key to understanding the life and death on Earth of both animals and humans. From space missions to the asteroids' starring role in literature and film, Clifford J. Cunningham precisely and entertainingly looks at the place asteroids have in our solar system and how they affect our daily lives."-- |c Book jacket. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g 1. |t The Stranger Ceres -- |g 2. |t Where Are the Asteroids? -- |g 3. |t Explosions and Impacts -- |g 4. |t Asteroids in Popular Culture -- |g 5. |t Visiting an Asteroid. |
| 650 | 0 | |a Asteroids. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Astronomy |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Science in popular culture. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Ceres (Dwarf planet) | |
| 690 | 0 | |a Galgoci, Bernard tribute. | |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i ebook version : |z 9781789143591 |
| 800 | 1 | |a Morris, Peter, |e editor |t Kosmos | |
| 830 | 0 | |a Kosmos (London, England) | |
| 994 | |a C0 |b PCB | ||
| 949 | |a schlow |b SANON |c 523.44 CUN |d i |e 39635104308718 |f 717181 |g ddc |j 02/15/2022 | ||
| 999 | |a 466503 | ||
