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Gerrit L. Verschuur

Author of Impact!: The Threat of Comets and Asteroids

9 Works 200 Members 0 Reviews

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Includes the names: G. L. Verschuur, Gerrit Verschuur, Gerrit L. Verschuur, Gerrit Laurens Verschuur

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Heidelberg Science Library

Works by Gerrit L. Verschuur

Impact!: The Threat of Comets and Asteroids (1996) 61 copies

Hidden Attraction: The History and Mystery of Magnetism (1993) 44 copies

The Invisible Universe: The Story of Radio Astronomy (1974) 39 copies

Interstellar Matters: Essays on Curiosity and Astronomical Discovery (1988) 21 copies

Galactic and Extragalactic Radio Astronomy (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library) (1974) 17 copies

Cosmic Catastrophes (1978) 15 copies

Starscapes : topics in astronomy 1 copy

Cosmic catastrophes 1 copy

惑星は巨大な磁石:電磁気学の歴史=Hidden attraction : The mystery and history of magnetism 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Verschuur, Gerrit Laurens
Other names: Verschuur, G. L.
Birthdate: 1937
Gender: male
Nationality: South Africa (birth)
USA
Birthplace: Cape Town, South Africa
Places of residence: Lakeland, Tennessee, USA
Cape Town, South Africa
Lakeside, South Africa
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Education: Rhodes University
University of Manchester
Occupations: astronomer
commissioner
radio astronomer
Organizations: National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Fiske Planetarium
University of Memphis
Translucent Technologies
Garner Lake Association
University of Colorado at Boulder

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Ben Bova Foreword

J. Verheydt Translator

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Works: 9
Members: 200
Popularity: #110,008
Rating: ½ 3.6

ISBNs: 38
Languages: 2

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