Neil F. Comins - Contact

Contact

To Contact me, send an e-mail to galaxy@maine.edu

Selected Works

Science

The Traveler's Guide to Space: For one-way settlers and round trip tourists

On the boundary between fiction and nonfiction

What if the Moon Didn't Exist: Voyages to Earths that Might Have Been ------ BACK IN PRINT!

Ten small variations to our local astronomical environment that lead to gigantic alterations to the earth and life upon it.

What if the Earth Had Two Moons?

Ten more variations to our local astronomical environment that lead to gigantic alteractions to the earth and life upon it. Read reviews at link above.

Nonfiction, space science

Heavenly Errors: Misconceptions About the Real Nature of the Universe

Explores typical misconceptions about astronomy, their origins, how we keep them and fight off changes to our beliefs, and how to replace them.

Textbooks

Discovering the Universe

Premier astronomy textbook written by Neil Comins, used at hundreds of universities around the world and in many high schools.

Discovering the Essential Universe

Concise version of "Discovering the Universe"

Reviews

2 1/2 Astronomical Errors in James Cameron's Avatar

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