Space and astronomy : decade by decade
Dyson, Marianne J.2007
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The 20th century was a period of remarkable discovery and explortion in space and astronomy, but the practical and spiritual connections of humankind with the stars have motivated and inspired improvements in observations and technology...
Main title:
Space and astronomy : decade by decade / by Marianne J. Dyson
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Imprint:
New York Facts on File 2007
Collation:
284 p. illustrations
Audience:
Secondary
Contents:
1901-1910: Development of a New Astronomy - Milestones - The Canals of Mars - The Equation for Space - The Rocket Equation - A New Astronomy - Impacts and Omens - Scientist of the Decade: Percival Lowell - 1911-1920: Giant Stars and General Relativity - Milestones - The Size of Stars - The Structure of Stars - Changing View of the Universe - Cosmology - Scientist of the Decade: Henry Norris Russell - 1921-1930: The Expanding Universe - Milestones - Nebulae Become Galaxies - The Hydrogen Question - The Matter of Stars - Planet X - Rockets Around the World - Tsiolkovsky's Plan of Space Exploration - Scientist of the Decade: Edwin Powell Hubble - 1931-1940: Understanding What Makes Stars Shine and Rockets Fly - Milestones - New 'Eyes' on the Universe - From Giants to Black Holes - How Stars Shine - The Development of Modern Rockets - Flash Gordon and War of the Worlds - Scientist of the Decade: Robert Hutchings Goddard - 1941-1950: From War to Space - Milestones - The Pathway to Space Begins with Weapons - Postwar Rocket Development - Postwar Russian Rocket Development - The First Science Rockets - Wartime Astronomy - Synthesis of the Elements - A New Kind of Astronomical Computer - Radio and Solar System Discoveries - Scientist of the Decade: Wernher Magnus von Braun - 1951-1960: The Dawn of the Space Age - Milestones - The Mystery of Radio Stars - The Elements of Life - Origin of the Solar System - Preparation for Manned Space Programs - New Improved Rockets - Satellites for Politics and Science - Flying to the Moon - Project Mercury - Mercury Facts - Scientist of the Decade: Sergei Pavlovich Korolev - 1961-1970: Putting Men on the Moon - Milestones - The First Men in Space - A Rendezvous with the Moon - Voskhod and Gemini - Probes and Satellites - Tragedy in 1967 - Resumption of the Race - The Race is Won - The Waning Moon - X-ray and Neutrino Astronomy - Quasars and Pulsars - Abundant Support for the Big Bang Theory - Scientist of the Decade: Robert Rowe Gilruth - 1971-1980: From the Moon to Jupiter - Milestones - Roving Around the Moon - The First Space Stations - From Apollo-Soyuz to Shuttles - Long-Duration Spaceflight - Deserted Mars - Picturing Venus - Exploring the Giants - Observing Space - Scientist of the Decade: Carl Edward Sagan - 1981-1990: Laboratories in Space - Milestones - Space Transportation System - Shuttle Flight Numbering System - Challenger's Last Flight - Return to Flight - Russian Space - From Salyut to Mir - The Moon, Venus, Mars and Comets - Voyage to Uranus and Neptune - State of the Universe - Scientist of the Decade: Vera C. Rubin - 1991-2000: Space Telescopes and Stations - Milestones - Research and Records - New Life in Mars Research - Lunar Burial of Eugene Shoemaker - No Little Green Men - Hubble Repair and Results - Asteroids, Comets, and Exosolar Planets - Space Observatories - International Space - Scientist of the Decade: Geoffrey Marcy - Conclusion - New Worlds - Further Reading - Bruce Medalists - Human Spaceflight by Decade
ISBN:
081605536X (hbk)
Dewey class:
520.904 SPA
Local class:
520.904
Language:
English
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BRN:
83203
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Reference | 520.904 SPA | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |