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The Nemesis Affair: A Story of the Death of Dinosaurs and the Ways of Science
The Nemesis Affair A Story of the Death of Dinosaurs and the Ways of Science
Author: David M. Raup, David Raup
Nemesis is the name given by scientists to a (theoretical) small companion star to our sun. Every 26 million years, Nemesis's orbit brings it close enough to the sun to bombard our solar system with billions of comets. While most of the comets will float harmlessly beyond the outer planets, some passing through the sun's Oort Cloud will be defle...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393319187
ISBN-10: 0393319180
Publication Date: 11/1999
Pages: 228
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Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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