Cosmic Impact: Understanding the Threat to Earth from Asteroids and Comets 9781785784941

As end-of-the-world scenarios go, an apocalyptic collision with anasteroid or comet is the new kid on the block, gaining

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Cosmic Impact: Understanding the Threat to Earth from Asteroids and Comets
9781785784941

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Icy, rocky, sometimes dusty, always mysterious - comets and asteroids are among the Solar System's very oldest inha

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This visually stunning guide gives an up-close look at some of the more elusive objects in space. Definitions of better-

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Part of the best-selling Draw 50 series this step-by-step guide to sketching and rendering astronauts, planets, asteroid

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The genesis of astrology and modern science's exploration into the forces that control life.

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