Dreams of other worlds the amazing story of unmanned space exploration
"Dreams of Other Worlds describes the unmanned space missions that have opened new windows on distant worlds. Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy and planetary science, this book tells the story of eleven iconic exploratory missions and how they have fundamentally transformed our...
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Princeton, N.J. :
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Dreams of other worlds : |b the amazing story of unmanned space exploration / |c Chris Impey and Holly Henry. |
| 246 | 3 | 0 | |a Amazing story of unmanned space exploration |
| 260 | |a Princeton, N.J. : |b Princeton University Press, |c c2013. | ||
| 300 | |a 450 p., [8] p. of plates : |b ill. (some col.) ; |c 25 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-415) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Viking : discovering the Red Planet -- MER : the little rovers that could -- Voyager : grand tour of the solar system -- Cassini : bright rings and icy worlds -- Stardust : catching a comet by the tail -- SOHO : living with a restless star -- Hipparcos : mapping the Milky Way -- Spitzer : unveiling the cool cosmos -- Chandra : exploring the violent cosmos -- HST : the universe in sharp focus -- WMAP : mapping the infant universe -- New horizons, new worlds. | |
| 520 | 0 | |a "Dreams of Other Worlds describes the unmanned space missions that have opened new windows on distant worlds. Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy and planetary science, this book tells the story of eleven iconic exploratory missions and how they have fundamentally transformed our scientific and cultural perspectives on the universe and our place in it."--Amazon.com | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Space probes. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Outer space |x Exploration. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Space flights. | |
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