What If the Moon Didn't Exist by University Neil F Comins

What If the Moon Didn't Exist by University Neil F Comins

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What If the Moon Didn't Exist by University Neil F Comins

In this engaging and accessible exploratory work, accomplished astrophysicist Neil F. Comins shows how ten hypothetical astronomical situations would affect our planet and life on it. What if the Moon didn't exist, for example? The Earth would be rotating much faster than it presently does, tides would be lower, and life would be much more primitive than it is today. What if the Moon Didn't Exist? has been made into TV, radio, planetarium, and theater shows, and became the theme to Mitsubishi's pavilion at the World Expo in Nagoya, Japan in 2005.

Praise for What if the Moon Didn't Exist

.a new genre.Seductively cunning.All these what-ifs have the cumulative effect of making us excruciatingly aware of what a special and precarious place we inhabit - and how easy it would have been for it to be otherwise. -The Washington Post

Imaginative and stimulating. -Booklist

Comins's scientific expertise is dizzying. It takes a rare writer to manipulate so many unknown factors with such ease and convincing detail. This book will thrill everyone who can't help wondering what if. -Astronomy Book Club

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ISBN 13 9780060925567
ISBN 10 0060925566
Title What If the Moon Didn't Exist
Author University Neil F Comins
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Harper Perennial
Year published 1995-01-01
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.