Asteroid by Patricia Barnes-Svarney - 1996-08-21

Springer. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

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New York and London: Plenum, 1996. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 35132 shelf. New, not a used book. Bright gold-stamped black cloth. No names, clean text. No remainder mark. Unblemished dust jacket. With b/w photos, index. Giftworthy!

New York: Plenum Press, 1996. 1st. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 292 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Black and white pictures throughout. Foil lettering on spine. Record # 470076

New York: Plenum Press, 1996. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Plenum Press, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/Fine. First Edition, First Printing, SIGNED by the author (association copy), in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean black cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No fading or fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean. Business card of author laid in; Inscribed and signed by author on the title page as follows: "To Don Yeier - Your wonderful telescope got me started--thanks so much for your fine workmanship! Best of Luck, Patricia Barnes Svarney." Black and white photo illustrations. 292 pages with index. Clean jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

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Springer, 1995-12-31. paperback. New. 5x0x8.

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Basic Books, 1996. Hardcover. New. 292 pages. 8.50x6.00x1.00 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. Asteroids sling through space, celestial debris of diverse origins: leftovers from the formation of the solar system, broken offshoots of parental asteroids, or comets that have lost their glow. For the first time in a popular book, Patricia Barnes-Svarney discloses how some asteroids - rich in precious minerals such as gold and platinum - may one day be lassoed and mined by man. She also explores how the natural resources that abound in some asteroids could possibly support human life, leading to their colonization and use as space stations. One day, too, they may reveal to us the secrets of the origins of life. But if an asteroid merely one kilometer in diameter - about the size of eleven football fields end-to-end - were to smash into Earth, it would mean a global catastrophe. And if a larger asteroid - one the size of Vermont - were to strike, life on our planet would come to an end. We know that we've been struck before - from the large and small impact craters… Read More