What If the Moon Didn
What If the Moon Didn
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Author: University Neil F Comins
Page Count: 332 pages
Published Date: 17 Sep 2012
Publisher: iUniverse
Publication Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781475930948
File Name: What.If.the.Moon.Didn't.Exist.Voyages.to.Earths.That.Might.Have.Been.pdf
Download Link: What If the Moon Didn't Exist Voyages to Earths That Might Have Been
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In this engaging and accessible exploratory work, accomplished astrophysicist Neil F. Comins shows how ten hypothetical astronomical situations would affect our planet and life on it. What if the Moon didn't exist, for example? The Earth would be rotating much faster than it presently does, tides would be lower, and life would be much more primitive than it is today. "What if the Moon Didn't Exist?" has been made into TV, radio, planetarium, and theater shows, and became the theme to Mitsubishi's pavilion at the World Expo in Nagoya, Japan in 2005. Praise for What if the Moon Didn't Exist ..".a new genre...Seductively cunning...All these "what-ifs" have the cumulative effect of making us excruciatingly aware of what a special and precarious place we inhabit - and how easy it would have been for it to be otherwise." -The Washington Post "Imaginative and stimulating." -Booklist "Comins's scientific expertise is dizzying. It takes a rare writer to manipulate so many unknown factors with such ease and convincing detail. This book will thrill everyone who can't help wondering "what if..." -Astronomy Book Club
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What If the Moon Didn't Exist? : Voyages to Earths That Might Have Been by University Neil F Comins
Author: University Neil F Comins
Page Count: 332 pages
Published Date: 17 Sep 2012
Publisher: iUniverse
Publication Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781475930948
File Name: What.If.the.Moon.Didn't.Exist.Voyages.to.Earths.That.Might.Have.Been.pdf
Download Link: What If the Moon Didn't Exist Voyages to Earths That Might Have Been
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In this engaging and accessible exploratory work, accomplished astrophysicist Neil F. Comins shows how ten hypothetical astronomical situations would affect our planet and life on it. What if the Moon didn't exist, for example? The Earth would be rotating much faster than it presently does, tides would be lower, and life would be much more primitive than it is today. "What if the Moon Didn't Exist?" has been made into TV, radio, planetarium, and theater shows, and became the theme to Mitsubishi's pavilion at the World Expo in Nagoya, Japan in 2005. Praise for What if the Moon Didn't Exist ..".a new genre...Seductively cunning...All these "what-ifs" have the cumulative effect of making us excruciatingly aware of what a special and precarious place we inhabit - and how easy it would have been for it to be otherwise." -The Washington Post "Imaginative and stimulating." -Booklist "Comins's scientific expertise is dizzying. It takes a rare writer to manipulate so many unknown factors with such ease and convincing detail. This book will thrill everyone who can't help wondering "what if..." -Astronomy Book Club
Read online What If the Moon Didn't Exist? : Voyages to Earths That Might Have Been Buy and read online What If the Moon Didn't Exist? : Voyages to Earths That Might Have Been Download What If the Moon Didn't Exist? : Voyages to Earths That Might Have Been ebook, pdf, djvu, epub, mobi, fb2, zip, rar, torrent Download to iPad/iPhone/iOS, B&N nook What If the Moon Didn't Exist? : Voyages to Earths That Might Have Been