Glowing guide to comet
The Arrival of Halley’s Comet, 1985-86. By Paul B. Doherty. Aurum Press. 1985, 32 pp plus chart. $17.95 (paperback). From the northern hemisphere comes yet another comet offering. It sports big names — introduced by Patrick Moore and with a foreword by Ray Bradbury — and it covers a good deal of comet ground in readable form. There are chapters on the past, present, and future of Halley’s Comet, plenty of clear illustrations and a section on what spacecraft from earth may be able to discover. What makes this book different is its insert — a chart of the heavens showing the progress of the comet in the next few months. The chart has been treated so that it glows in the dark and can be read at night while out comet-spotting. A word for southern hemisphere users of the chart — turn it upside down and face north. There is a need to stand on one’s head. — Literary Editor.
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Press, 8 February 1986, Page 20
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160Glowing guide to comet Press, 8 February 1986, Page 20
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