Mapping Mars

Informationen zum Autor Oliver Morton is a writer and journalist. A former editor of the ‘Economist' award-winning science and technology section, he is now a contributing editor at ‘Wired’ magazine, and also writes for the ‘New Yorker’, the ‘New Scientist’ and ‘Science’, among other publications. Narrative history of the exploration and mapping of Mars. Was shortlisted for the "Guardian" First Book Award. 16pp colour plates. Zusammenfassung A narrative history of the men and women who have explored Mars and mapped its surface from afar, and in so doing conditioned our understanding of our nearest planetary neighbour.

Product details

• Authors: Oliver Morton, Morton Oliver
• Publisher: Fourth Estate
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.06.2003
• EAN: 9781841156699
• ISBN: 978-1-84115-669-9
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); popular science, NATURE / Sky Observation, Popular astronomy & space, Popular astronomy and space, Solar system: the Sun & planets, Solar system: the Sun and planets, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy