- ISBN13: 9780312598921
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Product Description
“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 one we have now. … More >>
What If the Earth Had Two Moons?: And Nine Other Thought-Provoking Speculations on the Solar System
Tags: comins, earth, new discoveries, new ways, second moon, solar system, speculations, two moons, world journey
#1 by Robert Busko on June 28, 2010 - 10:05 pm
What if the Earth Had Two Moons?: and Nine other Thought-Provoking Speculations on the Solar System by Neil F. Comins is one of the more interesting books I’ve read so far in 2010. As an amateur astronomer a few of the questions covered by Comin’s wondering imagination aren’t new. What is new, at least for me, is his ability to logically work through to a sensible conclusion. Given the range of possibilities covered in What if the Earth Had Two Moons the reader gets a glimpse of an active imagination in operation.
Specifically, the questions asked and answered are:
What if the Earth had two Moons?
What if the Earth were the moon of a massive planet?
What if the Earth orbited a less massive sun?
What if the Earth had a thicker crust?
What if the Moon orbited the Earth in the opposite direction?
What if the Earth had two Suns?
What if the Earth had a twin orbiting on the opposite side of the Sun?
What if the Andromeda Galaxy collides with the Milky Way? (Apparently this one is really going to happen at some distant point in the future.)
What if the Earth formed closer to the center of our galaxy?
What if the Earth formed in the distant future?
What if the Earth had Two Moons is certainly entertaining and quite educational.
If you’re curious about any of these questions or just have a love of our physical environment then you’ll want to read What if the Earth Had Two Moons.
I highly recommend.
Peace to all.
Rating: 5 / 5