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This paperback reissue of the very successful Encyclopedia of Space has been updated with all the newest discoveries, discussions, and debates about Earth, our solar system (and poor, maligned Pluto), the moon, and star systems far and wide.

This comprehensive Encyclopedia covers the full history of astronomy from its ancient origins in Africa, South America, the Middle East and China to the latest developments in astrophysics and space-based research. The initial articles, which are…

An arresting jacket painting by Brad Greenwood shows the solar system as it would be seen from the sun. The 56 contributors to this one-volume encyclopedia--all specialists in solar system science--describe the system from the galaxy inward to the…

Long before Galileo published his discoveries about Jupiter, lunar craters, and the Milky Way in the Starry Messenger in 1610, people were fascinated with the planets and stars around them. That interest continues today, and scientists are making new…

Een Nederlandse vertaling van La grande aventure de l’Espace uit 1967. Dit eerste deel bestaat uit vier hoofdstukken, achtereenvolgens:   De werking en de opbouw van een raket  De kunstmanen  Hoe navigeren in de ruimte en de bijhorende…

De onderwerpen die in dit deel aan bod komen zijn:  Het leven in het heelal  Astronomie en astrofysica (inleiding tot de hemelmechanica, straling en stralingsgordel, radiotelescopen  De verovering van de Maan (Luna’s en Apollo’s – geschreven…

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An astronaut since 1967, Joseph P. Allen shares his first-hand insights into the incomparable experience of traveling in space and brings the human dimension of the space program into focus. Giving a fascinating account of a shuttle flight, he…