Publisher: Springer
Charts the history of manned space stations from the beginning in a chronological order. This book tells the story of the two major space powers starting out on their separate programs, but slowly coming together through ASTP, Shuttle-Mir, and the ISS. It includes interviews with the astronauts, cosmonauts, mission controllers, and others.
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Publisher: Springer
Aims to provide an annual astronomy review suitable for the popular science level reader. This book covers major astronomical news on topics beyond the Solar System and place them in the context of the longer term goals that astronomers and astrophysicists around the world are aiming for.
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Publisher: Prometheus Books
As science moves toward an even greater understanding of the vast space that surrounds us, Richard Baum offers a fascinating journey to the beginnings of astronomy, when quaint curiosities led scientists astray and brought an air of mystery to the field. His narrative sheds light on the darkened annals of celestial thought - […]
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Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
This Second Edition of Sun, Earth and Sky updates the popular text by providing comprehensive accounts of the most recent discoveries made by five modern solar spacecraft during the past decade.This new Edition of Sun, Earth and Sky also describes our recent understanding of how the Sun's outer atmosphere is heated […]
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Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Emphasizing the biochemical nature of astrobiology, this book examines the origin of the chemical elements, the events behind the developments that made our Universe habitable, and the ongoing sustenance of life. It also explores life in extreme habitats, potential extraterrestrial habitats, and the search for extraterrestrial life.
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Publisher: Springer-Verlag, Austria
Sky Vistas is an observing guide to the celestial objects and Milky Way fields visible in binoculars and richest-field telescopes. The book not only describes these objects and how to find them, it explains where they are located within the spiral structure of our Milky Way Galaxy or, in the case of the […]
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Publisher: Vintage
'Lost in Space', written by Greg Klerkx, provides a definitive account of the Space Age and the dream of man's future in space.
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Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
In this title, there is friendship, obsession and betrayal in the quest for black holes.
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Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Discusses aspects of astronomy such as stars, planets and galaxies, black holes, the Big Bang and life in space. This book includes Web site addresses for images and news. It also includes tables, charts, star and moon maps and features activities that reinforce readers grasp of basic concepts at their […]
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