The Cambridge encyclopedia of space / edited by Michael Rycroft.
Material type:
TextLanguage: English Original language: French Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990Edition: English language editionDescription: 386 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 37 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0521364264 (hb)
- Espace. English.
- 629.4 22 C
- TL788 .E7713 1990
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Summary: Created for a general readership, this is an illustrated, single-volume account of man's conquest of space, with a comprehensive history of space exploration and covering all aspects of space technology and space science
Rockets through the ages; the pioneers; a prelude to space flight; the first golden age; propulsion; launchers; space centres; the satellite-ground system; the dangers of space debris; space agencies; space images; exploring the solar system; science in space; satellite applications; man in space; the economic game; the military game; international law and space.
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Rev. ed of: Espace : le grand atlas de l'espace.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 370-373) and index.
Rockets through the ages; the pioneers; a prelude to space flight; the first golden age; propulsion; launchers; space centres; the satellite-ground system; the dangers of space debris; space agencies; space images; exploring the solar system; science in space; satellite applications; man in space; the economic game; the military game; international law and space.
Created for a general readership, this is an illustrated, single-volume account of man's conquest of space, with a comprehensive history of space exploration and covering all aspects of space technology and space science
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