Comet (Signed Second Printing)

Sagan, Carl; Druyan, Ann

ISBN 10: 0394549082 / ISBN 13: 9780394549088

Edité par Random House, 1985

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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.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Comet (Signed Second Printing)
• Éditeur: Random House
• Date de parution: 1985
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0394549082
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780394549088
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Very Good
• Signé: Signed by Author(s)
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Signed/Autographed
  • Science

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Synopsis

Book by Carl Sagan Ann Druyan

Présentation de l'éditeur

WHAT ARE THESE GRACEFUL VISITORS TO OUR SKIES? WE NOW KNOW THAT THEY BRING BOTH LIFE AND DEATH AND TEACH US ABOUT OUR ORIGINS.

Comet begins with a breathtaking journey through space astride a comet. Pulitzer Prize-winning astronomer Carl Sagan, author of Cosmos and Contact, and writer Ann Druyan explore the origin, nature, and future of comets, and the exotic myths and portents attached to them. The authors show how comets have spurred some of the great discoveries in the history of science and raise intriguing questions about these brilliant visitors from the interstellar dark.

Were the fates of the dinosaurs and the origins of humans tied to the wanderings of a comet? Are comets the building blocks from which worlds are formed?

Lavishly illustrated with photographs and specially commissioned full-color paintings, Comet is an enthralling adventure, indispensable for anyone who has ever gazed up at the heavens and wondered why.

"SIMPLY THE BEST."

*The Times of London

"FASCINATING, EVOCATIVE, INSPIRING."

*The Washington Post

"COMET HUMANIZES SCIENCE. A BEAUTIFUL, INTERESTING BOOK."

*United Press International

"MASTERFUL . . . SCIENCE, POETRY, AND IMAGINATION."

*The Atlanta Journal & Constitution