The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Space

Informationen zum Autor Fernand Verger is Emeritus Professor of Geography at l'École Normale Supérieure, Paris. He was NASA Principal Investigator for the Landsat-1 and 2 programs, and project director of the preliminary program for assessing the SPOT satellite. Klappentext The definitive reference source on space applications! missions and exploration: with unique breadth! depth and presentation. Zusammenfassung This unique Encyclopedia gives a global perspective of our occupation and use of space! whether scientific! industrial! commercial! technical or military. The wealth of full-colour illustrations make the information highly accessible! resulting in an invaluable source for everyone interested in! or studying! our use of space. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword; Preface; List of figures; 1. The environment of outer space; 2. Orbits; 3. Ground tracks; 4. The occupation of space; 5. Launchers and launch sites; 6. Political and economic aspects; 7. Near-Earth science missions; 8. Exploration beyond geocentric orbit; 9. Earth observation; 10. Telecommunications; 11. Military applications; 12. Man in space; Bibliography; Internet sites; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Raymond Ghirardi, Isabelle Sourbes-Verger, Fernand Verger
• Con la collaborazione di: Stephen Lyle (Traduzione), Paul Reilly (Traduzione)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 21.08.2003
• EAN: 9780521773003
• ISBN: 978-0-521-77300-3
• Dimensioni: 225 mm x 282 mm x 32 mm
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Fisica, astronomia > Astronomia