Télécharger le livre :  Dune Worlds
This book describes how sand dunes work, why they are the way they are in different settings, and how they are being studied. Particular attention is paid to their formation and appearance elsewhere in the solar system. New developments in knowledge about dunes make for...

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Télécharger le livre :  InSAR Imaging of Aleutian Volcanoes
Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) is a relatively new remote sensing tool that is capable of measuring ground-surface deformation with centimeter-to-subcentimeter precision at a spatial resolution of tens of meters over an area of hundreds to thousands of...

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Télécharger le livre :  Liberty Bell 7
NASA’s Mercury astronauts were seven highly skilled professional test pilots. Each of them seemed to possess the strength of character and commitment necessary to overcome apparently insurmountable obstacles as the United States entered into a Cold War space race with...

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Parution : 2014-03-19
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Télécharger le livre :  Suborbital
The nascent commercial suborbital spaceflight industry will soon open the space frontier to commercial astronauts, payload specialists, scientists and of course, tourists. This book describes the tantalizing science opportunities to be offered when suborbital trips...

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Parution : 2014-01-27
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Télécharger le livre :  Stratonauts
Just what does it take to be a stratonaut, soaring to higher and higher altitudes of Earth's atmosphere? Brave men and women have reached extreme heights in balloons, aircraft and rocket ships over the past two centuries, from the first untethered balloon flight to the...

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Parution : 2013-12-13
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Télécharger le livre :  Essays on the Frontiers of Modern Astrophysics and Cosmology
This book is a collection of fourteen essays that describe an inspiring journey through the universe and discusses popular science topics that modern physics and cosmology are struggling to deal with. What is our place in the universe and what happens in the magnificent...

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Parution : 2013-11-08
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Télécharger le livre :  Celestial Sleuth
For a general audience interested in solving mysteries in art, history, and literature using the methods of science, 'forensic astronomy'  is a thrilling new field of exploration. Astronomical calculations are the basis of the studies, which have the advantage of...

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Parution : 2013-10-02
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Télécharger le livre :  Freedom 7
Inevitably, there are times in a nation’s history when its hopes, fears and con?dence in its own destiny appear to hinge on the fate of a single person. One of these pivotal moments occurred on the early morning of May 5, 1961, when a 37-year-old test pilot squeezed...

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Parution : 2013-09-27
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Télécharger le livre :  Solar System Maps
In recent years, there has been increased interest in our Solar System. This has been prompted by the launching of giant orbiting telescopes and space probes, the discovery of new planetary moons and heavenly bodies that orbit the Sun, and the demotion of Pluto as a...

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Parution : 2013-09-25
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Télécharger le livre :  To Orbit and Back Again
The Space Shuttle has been the dominant machine in the U.S. space program for thirty years and has generated a great deal of interest among space enthusiasts and engineers. This book enables readers to understand its technical systems in greater depth than they have...

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Parution : 2013-08-27
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Télécharger le livre :  Lunar Domes
Lunar domes are structures of volcanic origin which are usually difficult to observe due to their low heights. TheLunar Domes Handbook is a reference work on these elusive features. It provides a collection of images for a large number of lunar domes, including...

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Parution : 2013-03-28
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Télécharger le livre :  Monitoring of Harmful Algal Blooms
Sometimes known as "Red Tides", some of the wide variety of phytoplankton species in the World’s oceans produce toxins which can harm marine life. In certain circumstances, these harmful algal blooms can even cause illness or death in humans. Shellfish filter feed on...

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Parution : 2012-07-25
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Télécharger le livre :  Contradictions
“Contradictions” is a general interest book that exposes the incompatibility between popular religious beliefs and the scientific view of human nature. It begins with a survey of the evolution of religions and their continuing, often irrational, influences in modern...

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Parution : 2012-05-22
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Télécharger le livre :  The Star Atlas Companion
Conventional star atlases are great for locating constellations and individual stars but The Star Atlas Companion goes one step further and describes the physical properties of more than 1,100 stars. With the aid of scale diagrams, the reader can get a real sense of the...

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Parution : 2012-05-19
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Télécharger le livre :  Breaking Ocean Waves
This book represents the most comprehensive description of the physical properties including geometry, structure, spatio-temporal evolution and remotely sensed reflectance and emissivity in visible, IR and microwave ranges of one of the most important elements of...

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Parution : 2007-10-14
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Télécharger le livre :  The Story of Manned Space Stations
Philip Baker charts the history of manned space stations from the very beginning in a logical, chronological order. He tells the story of the two major space powers starting out on their very separate programs, but slowly coming together through ASTP, Shuttle-Mir, and...

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Parution : 2007-08-20
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Télécharger le livre :  Russian Planetary Exploration
Russia’s accomplishments in planetary space exploration were not achieved easily. Formerly, the USSR experienced frustration in trying to tame unreliable Molniya and Proton upper stages and in tracking spacecraft over long distances. This book will assess the scientific...

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Parution : 2007-07-05
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Télécharger le livre :  Animals in Space
Many readers will doubtless be astonished to learn that animals were being fired aloft in U.S. and Soviet research rockets in the late 1940s. In fact most people not only believe that the Russian space dog Laika was the first canine to be launched into space, but also...

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Parution : 2007-07-05
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Télécharger le livre :  Lunar and Planetary Rovers
The Wheels of Apollo and the Quest for Mars fills a need for a complete history of the Lunar Roving Vehicle used on Apollo 15, 16 and 17, drawing on many photographs never before published. It also tells the story of the robotic rovers used on Mars, and concludes...

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Parution : 2007-07-05
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Télécharger le livre :  Io After Galileo
Written by experts in the field, many of whom took part in the Galileo mission, the book reviews the basics about Io and its unique space environment. Coverage includes all subjects, where the Galilio mission has shed new light on, with some emphasis on Io's most...

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Parution : 2007-06-20
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