 Comins, Neil F. What If the Moon Didn't Exist? Voyages to Earths that Might Have Been. HarperCollins 1995. |  Comins, Neil F. What If the Earth had Two Moons? And Nine Other Thought-Provoking Speculations on the Solar System. St. Martin's 2010. |
Comins, Neil F. What If the Moon Didn't Exist? Voyages to Earths that Might Have Been
Summary: Ten essays on different Earths, five of which involve an altered early solar
system and might be considered allohistorical. These are
"What If the Earth Had Less Mass? Petiel",
"What If the Earth Were Tilted Like Uranus? Urania",
"What If the Moon Didn't Exist? Solon",
"What If the Moon Were Closer to the Earth? Lunholm",
and
"What If the Sun Were More Massive? Granstar".
Series note: Sequel is What If the Earth had Two Moons?
Comments: For comparison, see Arthur Upgren's
Many Skies.
Published: HarperCollins 1993 (0060168641BUY), 1995 (0060925566BUY).
Comins, Neil F. What If the Earth had Two Moons? And Nine Other Thought-Provoking Speculations on the Solar System
Summary: Ten essays on different Earths and solar system, four of which might be
considered allohistorical. These are
"What If the Earth Had Two Moons? Dimaan, Lluna, and Kuu",
"What If the Earth Were a Moon? Mynoa and Tyran",
"What If the Moon Orbited Backwards? Anillo", and
"What If the Earth's Crust Were Thicker? Dichron".
Each begins with a short fictional narrative
which in some cases furthers this comclusion.
Series note: Sequel to What If the Moon Didn't Exist?.
Published: St. Martin's 2010 (0312598920BUY).
Comins, Neil F. "What If the Earth Had Less Mass? Petiel"
Divergence: c 4,500,000,000 BCE
Published: In What If the Moon Didn't Exist? Voyages to Earths that Might Have Been, q.v.
Comins, Neil F. "What If the Earth Were Tilted Like Uranus? Urania"
Divergence: c 4,500,000,000 BCE
What if: Earth's orbit had an obliquity of (near) 90°.
Summary: Life would have had to evolve in the tropics, and when species moved on to
land, mass migrations over vast distances would be necessary to avoid death
in the alternately baking/freezing mid-latitudes.
Published: In What If the Moon Didn't Exist? Voyages to Earths that Might Have Been, q.v..
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Revision of an article in Astronomy, July 1992.
Comins, Neil F. "What If the Moon Didn't Exist? Solon"
Divergence: c 4,500,000,000 BCE
What if: Earth was never struck by the huge planetismal that became the moon.
Summary: Evolution would have progressed more slowly because of the greatly reduced
tides and the faster winds.
Published: In What If the Moon Didn't Exist? Voyages to Earths that Might Have Been, q.v..
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Revision of an article in Astronomy, February 1991.
Comins, Neil F. "What If the Moon Were Closer to the Earth? Lunholm"
Divergence: c 4,500,000,000 BCE
What if: A combination of factors resulted in the modern lunar orbit having a radius
of only 100,000 km.
Summary: Life would evolve more quickly, but face more difficulty making the transition
to land.
Published: In What If the Moon Didn't Exist? Voyages to Earths that Might Have Been, q.v..
Comins, Neil F. "What If the Sun Were More Massive? Granstar"
Divergence: c 4,500,000,000 BCE
Published: In What If the Moon Didn't Exist? Voyages to Earths that Might Have Been, q.v..
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Revision of an article in Astronomy, May 1992.
Comins, Neil F. "What If the Earth Had Two Moons? Dimaan, Lluna, and Kuu"
Divergence: c 500,000,000 BCE
What if: The Earth gained a second moon by capturing a passing body.
Published: In What If the Earth had Two Moons? And Nine Other Thought-Provoking Speculations on the Solar System, q.v.
Comins, Neil F. "What If the Earth Were a Moon? Mynoa and Tyran"
Divergence: c 4,500,000,000 BCE
Published: In What If the Earth had Two Moons? And Nine Other Thought-Provoking Speculations on the Solar System, q.v.
Comins, Neil F. "What If the Moon Orbited Backwards? Anillo"
Divergence: c 4,500,000,000 BCE
Published: In What If the Earth had Two Moons? And Nine Other Thought-Provoking Speculations on the Solar System, q.v.
Comins, Neil F. "What If the Earth's Crust Were Thicker? Dichron"
Divergence: c 4,500,000,000 BCE
Published: In What If the Earth had Two Moons? And Nine Other Thought-Provoking Speculations on the Solar System, q.v.
