QuickStudy Laminated Reference Guide to Space, Our Solar System, Planets
As a student, stargazer, or lover of our galaxy, space and the infinite, there is no resource for this price that in 6 pages can show you the universe this completely yet succinctly. Expertly authored with balanced coverage, the number of detailed facts and answers to our questions about planets, our galaxy and the universe makes this the biggest ......
Atmospheric Testing and the Rise of the Risk Society
How the scientific community overlooked, ignored, and denied the catastrophic fallout of decades of nuclear testing in the American West In December of 1950, President Harry Truman gave authorization for the Atomic Energy Commission to conduct weapons tests and experiments on a section of a Nevada gunnery range. Over the next eleven years, ......
Our planet has inspired a sense of awe since the dawn of humankind, and scientists are learning more about it every day. Even if you're not a scientist, pick up the new Earth QuickStudy (R) guide and get your research started. This guide is packed with interesting facts and explanations, from Earth's location in space to its inner core, and ......
Development and Decline of the Medieval Perspective
This book focuses on issues in astronomy, cosmology, physics, matter theory, philosophy, and theology vital to the "Copernican Revolution." It describes efforts among individuals advocating different world views to fit new ideas compatibly into broad perspectives reflecting four traditional patterns of interpretation: teleological, mechanical, ......
It's happening now-plans are being formulated under the coordination of NASA to launch a permanent, manned space station by the year 1990. Studies surveying user requirements, system attributes, and architectural options have been conducted, and you're on the top of these far-reaching considerations on the next big step taken within space! Now ......
The Great Power Competition to Control the Resources of Outer Space
The book examines the space ambitions of China, the United States, and India. It analyzes how unique strategic cultures have shaped elite discourse, legal policy, and space programs within these states.
The Great Power Competition to Control the Resources of Outer Space
The book examines the space ambitions of China, the United States, and India. It analyzes how unique strategic cultures have shaped elite discourse, legal policy, and space programs within these states.
Ultimate quick reference guide for any earthling's questions about our solar system, whether a student, lover of all things space, or stargazing and night sky enthusiasts. Beautifully designed with images from NASA and expertly written by science author, consultant and professor John Roch, PhD who includes more facts per page than any book or ......
Forgotten Stories of Mankind's Exploration of Space
Filled with rare and little-known stories, Space Oddities will bring the final frontier to the homes of diehard space readers and armchair astronauts alike.
