The Greatest Comets in History Broom Stars and Celestial Scimitars /

• Main Author: Seargent, David A.J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Series: Astronomers' Universe,
• Subjects: Physics.; Astronomy.; Popular Science in Astronomy.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09513-4

Comets have fascinated and awed humankind since ancient times. Of the thousands of comets recorded throughout history, those deemed to have been the most spectacular have been described in the accounts of eyewitnesses and often recorded in official documents. This book introduces you to the greatest...

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgements
• Preface
• The Nature of Comets
• Halley's Comet Through the Ages
• The Greatest Comets from Ancient Times
• The Greatest Comets from A.D. 1000 to 1800
• The Greatest Comets from 1800 to Present Times
• Kamikaze Comets: The Kreutz Sungrazers
• Daylight Comets
• Glossary
• For Further Reading
• Index.