{"product_id":"cosmic-rain-the-controversial-discovery-of-small-comets-paperback-2","title":"Cosmic Rain: The Controversial Discovery of Small Comets - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouis A. Frank\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery minute several huge \"snowballs\" break up as they approach the Earth\u003c\/strong\u003e and deposit a large cloud of water vapor in Earth's upper atmosphere. That's the startling finding of world-renowned physicist Louis A. Frank after an examination of the images relayed from the Dynamics Explorer 1 spacecraft. His conclusion, based on data acquired at the limits of detection, created a storm of controversy among scientists. This is the story that was told in \u003cem\u003eThe Big Splash\u003c\/em\u003e, published in 1990. But the story does not end there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLess than a decade later, Frank's discovery of these previously undetected small comets was confirmed when images were received from cameras aboard a different spacecraft named Polar. The news of this \"vindication\" of Frank's provocative theory in 1997 made the front pages of several large metropolitan newspapers, including \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquire\u003c\/em\u003er, and \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCosmic Rain\u003c\/em\u003e, a greatly expanded edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Big Splash\u003c\/em\u003e, tells this never-before-told follow-up, in Frank's own words, of the confirmation of the existence of small comets and the harsh criticism he faced from colleagues for upsetting so many scientific applecarts in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 294\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52464788865331,"sku":"9781949501193","price":66.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/YTRZRU5Wc1hmT3paQW1vVDh3L3IvUT09_7e140c69-c0f3-4b85-a419-4822e442ac06.webp?v=1759262464","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/cosmic-rain-the-controversial-discovery-of-small-comets-paperback-2","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}