Project Gutenberg 2006-05-29 Public domain in the USA. 58 Gelpke, August Heinrich Christian 1769 1842 Ueber die schrecklichen Wirkungen des Aufsturzes eines Kometen auf die Erde und über die vor fünftausend Jahren gehabte Erscheinung dieser Art Reading ease score: 55.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by Louise Hope, Karl Eichwalder, Christian Aschoff, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) E-text prepared by Louise Hope, Karl Eichwalder, Christian Aschoff, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net/) "Ueber die schrecklichen Wirkungen des Aufsturzes eines Kometen auf die Erde" by Dr. Aug. Heinr. Christ. Gelpke is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. The work explores the catastrophic consequences that would occur if a celestial body, particularly a comet, were to collide with Earth. The author delves into both theoretical models of cosmic impacts and geological implications for the formation and structure of our planet. At the start of the work, the author introduces his study by outlining the fundamental laws of attraction and repulsion that govern celestial bodies. He discusses the origins of Earth and its geological composition, emphasizing that its structure is a result of historical cosmic events. The opening lays the groundwork for the main inquiry regarding the potential devastation caused by a comet's impact, utilizing both empirical observations and philosophical reasoning to highlight previous celestial events and their possible consequences for life on Earth. The tone is academic, as the author meticulously prepares the reader for a deeper exploration into the mechanisms of cosmic phenomena that might threaten our planet. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Astronomy -- History QB Text German Language Books DE Sachbuch Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - Astronomy 139903 139172 2024-10-08T08:06:35.580249 2023-09-08T09:41:52.395302 text/html text/html 135558 2006-05-29T12:55:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 47734 2006-05-29T12:56:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 155366 2024-10-08T08:06:43.363182 application/epub+zip 157644 2024-10-08T08:06:39.980193 application/epub+zip 113177 2024-10-08T08:06:38.339204 application/epub+zip 395662 2024-10-08T08:06:45.641171 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380431 2024-10-08T08:06:42.357185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136895 2022-08-09T03:51:26.275186 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121266 121132 2024-10-08T08:06:35.096301 2023-09-08T09:41:52.059313 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 119410 2006-05-29T12:49:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 44163 2006-05-29T12:49:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19879 2024-10-08T08:06:45.766160 application/rdf+xml 25890 2024-10-08T08:06:38.899211 image/jpeg 4604 2024-10-08T08:06:38.619206 image/jpeg 155877 2024-10-08T08:06:35.594237 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog