| Author | Neil F Comins |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Publication date | 1993 |
| Publication place | United States |
| ISBN | 0-06-016864-1 |
What if the Moon Didn't Exist is a collection of speculative articles about different versions of Earth, published in book form in 1993. They were originally published in Astronomy magazine.
Contents
The individual scenarios are:
- Solon – Earth without a Moon
- Lunholm – Moon closer to Earth
- Petiel – Earth with less mass
- Urania – Earth's axis tilted like that of Uranus
- Granstar – More massive Sun
- Antar – Effects if a supernova exploded near Earth
- Cerberon – Star passing through the Solar System
- Diablo – Black hole passing through the Earth
- Seeing the world via infrared
- Effects of ozone layer depletion
Reception
Reviews in Publishers Weekly and Kirkus said that the first several stories were interesting, but noted that the conceit grew repetitive.
References
- Comins, Neil F. (1993). What if the moon didn't exist? : voyages to earths that might have been (1st ed.). New York, NY: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-016864-1. OCLC 28150724.
- "Nonfiction Book Review: What If the Moon Didn't Exist: Voyages to Earths That Might Have Been by Neil F. Comins, Author HarperCollins Publishers $20 (315p) ISBN 978-0-06-016864-3". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- WHAT IF THE MOON DIDN'T EXIST? | Kirkus Reviews.
External links
- What If the Moon Didn't Exist? Neil F. Comins, published by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- Reviews
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