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The book covers the most recent ideas about the nature and dynamics of comets, including a thorough discussion on Oort cloud dynamics which has not received due attention in other books on the subject. It also discusses the most relevant aspects of the physics and chemistry of comet nuclei, highlighting their importance as relics of the protoplanetary disk and, perhaps, as carriers of water and organics that permitted the development of life on Earth. The book contains several tables with useful data, and an ample bibliography covering the most recent work as well as some historical key contributions to the subject. It may be suitable as a textbook for graduate students with some basic knowledge of celestial mechanics and astrophysics, as well as a consult book for comet researchers, or researchers from other related fields willing to start working on comets, or get an updated view of the subject.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Astronomy, space & time Solar system: the Sun & planets

• Full title: Comets
• Subtitle: Nature, Dynamics, Origin, and their Cosmogonical Relevance
• Author: Julio A. Fernandez
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 383
• EAN: 9789048168835
• ISBN: 904816883X
• ID: 01975121
• Publisher: Springer
• Weight: 631 g
• Dimensions: 240 × 160 × 22 mm
• Date of publishing: 22. October 2010

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