Halley’sComettellsitsownhistoryinthisuniqueSTEMbookHalley’sComet,visiblefromEarthonlyonceevery75years,tellsitsownstoryinthisuniqueinformationalpicturebook.Witheachreturnofthecomet,thebookhighlightshumanlifeatthattime,andhowsciencehasadvancedtowardagreaterunderstandingofouruniverse.Toldinminimal,poetictextpairedwithdetailedcaptionsforcontext,thebookbeginswithsightingsinancientcivilizations,whereforcenturies,thecometwasamysteryrecordedinartandwriting.FromEdmondHalley’ssuccessfulpredictionofthecomet’sreturnin1758,throughtheadventoftechnologieslikecamerasandeventuallyaspacecraftthatphotographeditsicecore,Halley’sComettellsaninspiringandwide-reachingstoryofscientificadvancementandculturalhistory.ThebookclosesbyinvitingreaderstowonderwhatourworldmightlooklikethenexttimeHalley’sCometisvisiblefromearth,expectedin2061.Whatwillthecomet“see,“nexttimeitpassesbyonitsjourney?
