What If the Moon Didn't Exist
{{Short description|1993 collection of speculative articles}}{{Infobox book
| author = Neil F Comins
| isbn = 0-06-016864-1
| pub_date = 1993
| publisher = HarperCollins
| language = English
| country = United States
| image = File:What_If_the_Moon_Didn't_Exist.jpg
}}
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
- 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.{{Cite web |title=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 |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-016864-3 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |language=en}}{{Cite book |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neil-f-comins/what-if-the-moon-didnt-exist/ |title=WHAT IF THE MOON DIDN'T EXIST? {{!}} Kirkus Reviews |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.astrosociety.org/education/publications/tnl/33/33.html What If the Moon Didn't Exist?] Neil F. Comins, published by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- [http://members.authorsguild.net/nfcomins/what_if_the_moon_didn_t_exist__voyages_to_earths_that_might_have_been________bac_60843.htm Reviews]
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Category:1993 non-fiction books
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