Astronomer Harwit has finally updated his classic textbook to encompass the exciting developments of the decade since its last edition. It is ideal for those Scientific American readers who are mathematically literate and who want to pursue topics…
In the 1940s and 50s, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate velocities and plot trajectories, they didn't turn to male graduates. Rather, they recruited an elite group of young women who,…
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Titel:Yuri Gagarin: To Mark the 25th Anniversary of the First Manned Space Flight Volume 5 van History of the USSR Nummer 5 van History of the USSR, new research
Redacteur: S. Pshennikov Bijdragers:Institut istorii…
In what may be the best single-volume introduction to military and civilian space flight, this up-to-date space primer from the Department of Defense provides comprehensive coverage of modern spaceflight principles and practices, with an extensive…
Het heelal (Engels: A Brief History of Time) is een populair-wetenschappelijk boek geschreven door Stephen Hawking, dat voor het eerst werd uitgegeven in 1988. Hoewel Hawking in vakkringen al wereldberoemd was, werd door dit boek zijn naam ook bekend…