Dreams of Other Worlds - The Amazing Story of Unmanned Space Exploration Revised Updated

Zusatztext "A fantastic journey throughout the world of space exploration over the last 40 years. Even though at a first glance the well over 400 pages seem overwhelming! within just a few hours you will find yourself desperate for more. . . . A smooth! skillfully written account of the beginning of the extraterrestrial history of humankind! a history that started just a few decades ago." Informationen zum Autor Chris Impey is University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Arizona. His books include The Living Cosmos , How It Ends , and How It Began . Holly Henry is professor of English at California State University, San Bernardino. She is the author of Virginia Woolf and the Discourse of Science: The Aesthetics of Astronomy . Klappentext Dreams of Other Worlds describes the unmanned space missions that have opened new windows on distant worlds. Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy and planetary science, this book tells the story of eleven iconic exploratory missions and how they have fundamentally transformed our scientific and cultural perspectives on the universe and our place in it. Zusammenfassung Dreams of Other Worlds describes the unmanned space missions that have opened new windows on distant worlds. Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy and planetary science, this book tells the story of eleven iconic exploratory missions and how they have fundamentally transformed our scientific and cultural perspectives on the univer

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• Autori: Holly Henry, Henry Holly, Henry Holly, Chris Impey, Chris Henry Impey, Christopher Impey, Christopher Henry Impey, Impey Chris
• Editore: Princeton University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 19.04.2016
• EAN: 9780691169224
• ISBN: 978-0-691-16922-4
• Pagine: 464
• Categorie: Saggistica > Natura, tecnica > Astronomia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Fisica, astronomia > Astronomia; NATURE / Sky Observation, Popular astronomy & space, Popular astronomy and space