Describes comet workings & comet lore & gives a history of how astronomers have unraveled some of the mysteries.
The fear of comets
The paths of comets
The return of Halley's Comet
Dim comets
The death of comets
Nineteenth-century comets
Comet tails and meteors
The distant comets
The birth of comets & the solar system
Comets & catastrophes
List of Illustrations
Index