Comet (book)

Comet is a 1985 popular-science book by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan.[1] The authors describe the scientific nature of comets, as well as their varying roles and perceptions throughout history. The evolution of human understanding of comets is also detailed, and thinkers and astronomers such as Edmond Halley, Immanuel Kant, and William Huggins are discussed.

Comet
Cover of the first edition
AuthorsCarl Sagan
Ann Druyan
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectComets
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
1985
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages398
ISBN978-0-394-54908-8

The publication of the book was months ahead of the 1986 appearance of Halley's Comet.

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