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008    940816t19951995nyua     b    001 0 eng   
010       94023409 
015    GB95-56803 
020    0471308242|qalkaline paper 
035    (OCoLC)31045313 
040    DLC|beng|cDLC|dUKM|dMNM 
049    MCPL 
050 00 QB651|b.S74 1995 
082 00 363.3/4|220 
100 1  Steel, Duncan,|d1955- 
245 10 Rogue asteroids and doomsday comets :|bthe search for the 
       million megaton menace that threatens life on Earth /
       |cDuncan Steel ; foreword by Arthur C. Clarke. 
264  1 New York :|bWiley,|c[1995] 
264  4 |c©1995 
300    xii, 308 pages :|billustrations ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-296) and 
       index. 
505 0  Fiddling while Rome burns -- The swarm around us -- 
       Catastrophic scenarios -- The world on fire -- Holes in 
       the ground: The evidence for past impacts -- The story of 
       the stones -- Coherent catastrophism -- Stonehenge and the
       pyramids -- False security: The atmosphere's shield -- 
       Great efforts, great ignorance -- So began project 
       Spaceguard -- Showdown at Los Alamos -- Keeping our 
       fingers crossed -- Epilogue: The crash of '94 -- Notes -- 
       Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. 
650  0 Asteroids|vPopular works. 
650  0 Comets|vPopular works. 
650  0 Impact|vPopular works. 
650  0 Extinction (Biology)|vPopular works. 
653 00 Comets 
856 4  |3Table of Contents|uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/onix03/
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