Interactions Between Physics and Dynamics of Solar System Bodies Proceedings of the International Astronomical Symposium held in Pléneuf-Val-André (France) from June 21 to June 28, 1992

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Synopsis

Fans of "Asterix the Gallic" know well that the only fear of people in Brittany is that the sky falls upon their head. So it must have been a shock for them (the fans of Asterix) to learn that a horde of Physicists and Dynamicists (some of them being actually Roman - ils sont fous ces Romains!) invaded the bay of Saint-Brieuc and spend a full week conjuring all the nastiness that the sky has in reserve, revelling in the horrors hidden beyond the blue dome; they talked with delight about "asteroids", "comets" and "meteor streams"; they grinned at the idea of "artificial satellites", these pots and pans of space always ready to fall upon you; some of them said strange things about the Moon, the planets, and evoked the "rings" of Saturn or of some other of their gods. One evening, a Roman from Pisa went as far as cornering some inhabitants in the large hut they used for their witchcraft and filled them with terror by describing the fate of the poor dinosaurs victims of a particularly nasty asteroid (or was it a comet?). You will be surprized to learn that Bretons did not exact a spectacular revenge for these offenses. On the contrary.

Book details

Edition:
1993
Author:
E. Bois, P. Oberti, Jacques Henrard
ISBN:
9789401119023
Related ISBNs:
9780792325567
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2022-06-20
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
1993
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Science