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Index
Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Frontispiece
Foreword
Author biographies
1 Introduction
2 Roller-coaster comets
2.1 The paths of comets
2.2 Two kinds of comets
2.3 Celestial clockwork
2.4 A Universe in motion
2.5 The gravity of the situation
2.6 Looping comets
2.7 Orbits of your own
3 What comets are all about
3.1 Parts of a comet
3.2 What is a comet made of?
3.3 More on the comet nucleus
3.4 Comet scene investigation (CSI) using chemical fingerprints
3.5 The demise of comets
3.6 The origin of comets
3.7 A visit to a comet
4 Comet crashes
4.1 What if?
4.2 The comets come to Earth
4.3 The killer comet
5 Observing comets
5.1 Eye on a comet
5.2 Where to go?
5.3 When to look?
5.4 Expectations
6 Hunting comets
6.1 Who discovers comets?
6.2 Where is our comet?
6.3 How bright a light?
6.4 Eureka! I’ve found a comet!
6.5 Starting your comet quest
6.6 Epilogue
7 Postscript
Appendices
A Lesson suggestions for teachers
B Approximate dates for some famous meteor showers
C Typical comet visibility rates
D The brightest comets since 1935
E Notable comets in history
F Books on historical comets
G Intermediate and advanced books on comets
Glossary
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