The Complete Book of Spaceflight
From Apollo 1 to Zero Gravity
(Sprache: Englisch)
This is a panoramic, truly encyclopedic treatment of all aspects of spaceflight, including the history, people, popular culture, science, and technology related to travel in space. Packed with more than 3,000 entries, it also reviews spaceflight techniques...
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This is a panoramic, truly encyclopedic treatment of all aspects of spaceflight, including the history, people, popular culture, science, and technology related to travel in space. Packed with more than 3,000 entries, it also reviews spaceflight techniques of the future, including the possibilities surrounding interstellar and faster-than-light journeys.
A commanding encyclopedia of the history and principles of spaceflight-from earliest conceptions to faster-than-light galaxy-hopping
Here is the first truly comprehensive guide to space exploration and propulsion, from the first musings of the Greeks to current scientific speculation about interstellar travel using "warp drives" and wormholes. Space buffs will delight in its in-depth coverage of all key manned and unmanned missions and space vehicles-past, present, and projected-and its clear explanations of the technologies involved.
Over the course of more than 2,000 extensively cross-referenced entries, astronomer David Darling also provides fascinating insights into the cultural development of spaceflight. In vivid accounts of the major characters and historical events involved, he provides fascinating tales of early innovators, the cross-pollination that has long existed between science fiction and science fact, and the sometimes obscure links between geopolitics, warfare, and advances in rocketry.
Here is the first truly comprehensive guide to space exploration and propulsion, from the first musings of the Greeks to current scientific speculation about interstellar travel using "warp drives" and wormholes. Space buffs will delight in its in-depth coverage of all key manned and unmanned missions and space vehicles-past, present, and projected-and its clear explanations of the technologies involved.
Over the course of more than 2,000 extensively cross-referenced entries, astronomer David Darling also provides fascinating insights into the cultural development of spaceflight. In vivid accounts of the major characters and historical events involved, he provides fascinating tales of early innovators, the cross-pollination that has long existed between science fiction and science fact, and the sometimes obscure links between geopolitics, warfare, and advances in rocketry.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „The Complete Book of Spaceflight “
Acknowledgments.Introduction.
How to Use This Book.
Exponential Notation.
Orbits.
Units.
Spaceflight Entries A to Z.
Acronyms and Abbreviations.
References.
Web Sites.
Category Index.
Autoren-Porträt von David Darling
David Darling, Ph.D., received his doctorate in astronomy from the University of Manchester, England, and now lives with his family in rural Minnesota. More information on spaceflight may be found at www. daviddarling.info.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: David Darling
- 2002, 576 Seiten, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 0471056499
- ISBN-13: 9780471056492
Sprache:
Englisch
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"Darling's is the most current work available on this subject, and the detail it provides on satellite missions is notable" (Library Journal, January 15, 2003)
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