The Fallen Sky - An Intimate History of Shooting Stars

Informationen zum Autor Christopher Cokinos Klappentext In this acclaimed volume, prizewinning poet and nature writer Christopher Cokinos takes us on an epic journey from Antarctica to outer space, weaving together natural history, memoir, and in-depth profiles of amateur researchers, rogue scientists, and stargazing dreamers to tell the riveting tale of how the study of meteorites became a modern science. Zusammenfassung In this acclaimed volume! prizewinning poet and nature writer Christopher Cokinos takes us on an epic journey from Antarctica to outer space! weaving together natural history! memoir! and in-depth profiles of amateur researchers! rogue scientists! and stargazing dreamers to tell the riveting tale of how the study of meteorites became a modern science.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Cokinos, Christopher (Christopher Cokinos) Cokinos
• Publisher: Tarcher, J.P. Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.08.2010
• EAN: 9781585428328
• ISBN: 978-1-58542-832-8
• No. of pages: 528
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 36 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy