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Télécharger le livre : Solar Surveyors
Solar Surveyors
Peter Bond
This is the story of humankind’s quest over centuries to learn the true nature of the most dominant object in our Solar System: the Sun.Award-winning science writer Peter Bond describes in detail how our ideas about the Sun have changed over the millennia, starting with...

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Parution : 2022-07-29
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Télécharger le livre : Investigating Art, History, and Literature with Astronomy
Investigating Art, History, and Literature with Astronomy
Donald W. Olson
How can shadows determine the date and time of a painting by Johannes Vermeer?How did the Moon and tides cause the loss of King John’s crown jewels? In his newest book, Professor Olson, author of Celestial Sleuth and Further Adventures of the Celestial Sleuth, explores...

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Parution : 2022-03-17
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Télécharger le livre : Spacelab Payloads
Spacelab Payloads
Michael E. Haddad , David J. Shayler
Spacelab was a reusable laboratory facility that was flown on the Space Shuttle from 1983 to 1998. Completing 22 major missions and contributing to many other NASA goals,Spacelab stands as one of the Shuttle program’s most resounding successes. The system comprised...

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Parution : 2022-01-22
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Télécharger le livre : Perseverance and the Mars 2020 Mission
Perseverance and the Mars 2020 Mission
Manfred "Dutch" Von Ehrenfried
This is the comprehensive story of NASA’s pioneering Mars 2020 mission, which at this moment continues to break ground on the surface of the Red Planet.The book takes readers through every stage of the Mars mission, describing its major goals and objectives, the...

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Parution : 2022-01-18
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Télécharger le livre : X-Planes from the X-1 to the X-60
X-Planes from the X-1 to the X-60
Giuseppe De Chiara , Michael H. Gorn
Foreword by Dr. Roger D. Launius, Former NASA Chief Historian For the past 75 years, the U.S. government has invested significant time and money into advanced aerospace research, as evidenced by its many experimental X-plane aircraft and rockets. NASA's...

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Parution : 2022-01-01
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Télécharger le livre : Hubble, Humason and the Big Bang
Hubble, Humason and the Big Bang
Ron Voller
The story of Hubble and Humason is one for the ages—and in particular, the Cosmic Age. In this compelling book, science writer Ron Voller digs deep into how and why the two scientists continued to investigate their theory of universal expansion in the face of persistent...

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Parution : 2021-10-28
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Télécharger le livre : Nuclear Power Explained
Nuclear Power Explained
Dirk Eidemüller
From World War II to the present day, nuclear power has remained a controversial topic in the public eye. In the wake of ongoing debates about energy and the environment, policymakers and laypeople alike are once more asking the questions posed by countless others over...

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Parution : 2021-08-05
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Télécharger le livre : The Space Shuttle: An Experimental Flying Machine
The Space Shuttle: An Experimental Flying Machine
Ben Evans
This book explains how the achievements of the Space Shuttle, the world’s first reusable manned spacecraft, were built on the foundation of countless technical challenges. Through thick and thin, the Space Shuttle remained the centerpiece of the American human...

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Parution : 2021-05-10
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Télécharger le livre : European-Russian Space Cooperation
European-Russian Space Cooperation
Brian Harvey
The story of European-Russian collaboration in space is little known and its importance all too often understated. Because France was the principal interlocutor between these nations, such cooperation did not receive the attention it deserved in English-language...

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Parution : 2021-04-10
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Télécharger le livre : The Geopolitics of Space Exploration
The Geopolitics of Space Exploration
Marcello Spagnulo
This is the tale of the modern Space Age, detailing all the risks, rewards and rivalries that have fueled space exploration over the decades. Jump into a world of ambitious entrepreneurs and determined spacefaring nations, of secret spy satellites and espionage, of all...

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Parution : 2021-04-02
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Télécharger le livre : Stratospheric Balloons
Stratospheric Balloons
Manfred “Dutch” Von Ehrenfried
Stratospheric balloons are powerful tools used to study the Earth and its atmosphere, as well as the greater cosmos beyond. This book describes the science and technology behind modern stratospheric ballooning, along with the surprising ways it has impacted our daily...

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Parution : 2021-03-04
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Télécharger le livre : The Politics and Perils of Space Exploration
The Politics and Perils of Space Exploration
Linda Dawson
This book examines the U.S. space program’s triumphs and failures in order to assess what constitutes a successful space policy. Using NASA and the space industry’s complex history as a guide, it draws global lessons about space missions and the trends we can expect...

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Parution : 2020-11-27
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Télécharger le livre : Satellite Radiothermovision of Atmospheric Processes
Satellite Radiothermovision of Atmospheric Processes
Dmitry M. Ermakov
This book summarizes the author’s research resulted in developing the satellite radiothermovision approach which allows retrieving dynamical and energy characteristics of atmospheric mesoscale and synoptic-scale processes based on a close scheme of satellite passive...

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Parution : 2020-09-29
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Télécharger le livre : The Birth of Science
The Birth of Science
Alex Ely Kossovsky
This book reveals the multi-generational process involved in humanity's first major scientific achievement, namely the discovery of modern physics, and examines the personal lives of six of the intellectual giants involved. It explores the profound revolution in the way...

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Parution : 2020-08-14
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Télécharger le livre : From Aspirin to Viagra
From Aspirin to Viagra
Vladimir Marko
From Aspirin to Viagra, insulin to penicillin, and vaccines to vitamin supplements, drugs have become part of our everyday lives. This staggering global industry wasn’t born overnight; advancements in pharmaceutical science have been happening for a long while, over the...

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Parution : 2020-07-06
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Télécharger le livre : The Artemis Lunar Program
The Artemis Lunar Program
Manfred “Dutch” Von Ehrenfried
This book describes the future of the Artemis Lunar Program from the years 2017 to about 2030. Despite the uncertainty of the times and the present state of space exploration, it is likely that what is presented in this book will actually happen, to...

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Parution : 2020-05-12
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Télécharger le livre : European Missions to the International Space Station
European Missions to the International Space Station
John O'sullivan
The European Space Agency has a long history of human spaceflight, working with both NASA and the Soviet/Russian space agencies over the years. This book tells the story of the ESA astronauts who have visited the International Space Station and their...

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Parution : 2020-05-08
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Télécharger le livre : From Apes to Cyborgs
From Apes to Cyborgs
Patrizia Tiberi Vipraio , Claudio Tuniz
This book offers fascinating insights into the lives of our ancestors and investigates the dynamic processes that led to the establishment of complex human societies. It provides a holistic view of human history and social evolution by drawing on the latest evidence...

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Parution : 2020-02-29
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Télécharger le livre : Chelyabinsk Superbolide
Chelyabinsk Superbolide
Alexander Dudorov , Nick Gorkavyi , Sergey Taskaev
?On February 15, 2013, the Chelyabinsk meteor sailed over Russian skies in a streak of light that was momentarily brighter than the Sun. The remarkable event and its subsequent shock wave were witnessed and documented by countless local residents, launching a widespread...

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Parution : 2019-10-22
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Télécharger le livre : China in Space
China in Space
Brian Harvey
In 2019, China astonished the world by landing a spacecraft and rover on the far side of the Moon, something never achieved by any country before. China had already become the world’s leading spacefaring nation by rockets launched, sending more into orbit than any...

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Parution : 2019-10-08
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