Neil F. Comins
1) What if the Earth had two moons?: and nine other thought-provoking speculations on the solar system
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"What if?" questions stimulate people to think in new ways, to refresh old ideas, and to make new discoveries. In What If the Earth Had Two Moons, Neil Comins leads us on a fascinating ten-world journey as we explore what our planet would be like under alternative astronomical conditions. In each case, the Earth would be different, often in surprising ways.
The title chapter, for example, gives us a second moon orbiting closer to Earth than the...
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An astronomy professor and author of the bestselling What If the Moon Didn't Exist? takes a provocative look at popular misconceptions about the cosmos. 20 illustrations. A provocative look at popular misconceptions about the cosmos. The author presents the reader with the methods for identifying & replacing incorrect ideas & to think more like a scientist. One of the great paradoxes of modern times is that the more scientists understand the natural...
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