The Fire Came By: The Riddle of the Great Siberian Explosion
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1976. First Edition. First? Printing. 165, illus., bibliography, usual library markings, DJ in plastic sleeve, some page soiling Introduction by Isaac Asimov. One of the great accidents of nature occurred in Siberia in 1908, when a fireball appeared over the horizon and slammed into a remote forest area, creating shock waves which were felt half a world away. The authors explore not only what Russian scientists have to say about the affair today, but also assess enlightened opinions from scientists worldwide, as well as on-the-scene reports and interviews. Condition: good, ex-lib., fair.
Keywords: Isaac Asimov, Spacecraft, Antimatter, Black Hole, Baikal, Extraterrestrial, Kazantsev, Felix Zigel, Kulik
ISBN: 038511396X
[Book #41332]
Price: $22.50