Asteroids

Asteroids
ISBN-10
1789143594
ISBN-13
9781789143591
Series
Asteroids
Category
Science
Pages
232
Language
English
Published
2021-05-19
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Author
Clifford J. Cunningham

Description

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 diagrams or mathematics, Clifford J. Cunningham 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, Cunningham precisely and entertainingly looks at the place asteroids have in our solar system and how they affect our daily lives.

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