Background
Comins, Neil Francis was born on May 11, 1951 in New York City. Son of Francis Malcolm and Pearl Mirianne (Finkelstein) Comins.
(In this engaging and accessible exploratory work, accompl...)
In this engaging and accessible exploratory work, accomplished astrophysicist Neil F. Comins shows how ten hypothetical astronomical situations would affect our planet and life on it. What if the Moon didn't exist, for example? The Earth would be rotating much faster than it presently does, tides would be lower, and life would be much more primitive than it is today. What if the Moon Didn't Exist? has been made into TV, radio, planetarium, and theater shows, and became the theme to Mitsubishi's pavilion at the World Expo in Nagoya, Japan in 2005. Praise for What if the Moon Didn't Exist " . . . a new genre . . . Seductively cunning . . . All these "what-ifs" have the cumulative effect of making us excruciatingly aware of what a special and precarious place we inhabit - and how easy it would have been for it to be otherwise". -The Washington Post "Imaginative and stimulating". -Booklist "Comins's scientific expertise is dizzying. It takes a rare writer to manipulate so many unknown factors with such ease and convincing detail. This book will thrill everyone who can't help wondering "what if . . . " -Astronomy Book Club
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1475930941/?tag=2022091-20
(A look at how life on Earth could be different if the moo...)
A look at how life on Earth could be different if the moon did not exist analyzes how the location of the moon in relation to Earth affects human, animal, and plant life.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060168641/?tag=2022091-20
Comins, Neil Francis was born on May 11, 1951 in New York City. Son of Francis Malcolm and Pearl Mirianne (Finkelstein) Comins.
Bachelor of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1972. Master of Sciences, University Maryland., 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, University College Cardiff-Wales, 1978.
Research associate Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1975—1976. Assistant professor astronomy University Maine, Orono, 1978—1984, associate professor, 1984—1990, professor, since 1990. National Aeronautics and Space Administration summer fellow National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research, Moffett Field, California, 1980—1981, 1987—1988.
Board directors Mount Desert Island Astronomical Association, Bar Harbor, Maine, 1979—1986. Secretary-treasurer Comlit, Inc., Bangor, Maine, since 1982. Visiting astronomer Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, since 1984, Very Large Array, Siccorro, New Mexico, since 1985.
(A look at how life on Earth could be different if the moo...)
(In this engaging and accessible exploratory work, accompl...)
Fellow: Royal Astronomical Society. Member: International Astronomical Union, Canada Astronomical Society, American Astronomical Society.
Married Suzanne Mary Comins, September.11, 1982. Children: James Aaron, Joshua Michael.