Dreams of Other Worlds : : The Amazing Story of Unmanned Space Exploration - Revised and Updated Edition /

Dreams of Other Worlds : : The Amazing Story of Unmanned Space Exploration - Revised and Updated Edition / / Holly Henry, Chris Impey.

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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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
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Impey, Chris,
Henry, Holly,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2016]
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Edition:Revised and Updated
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (464 p.) :; 16 color illus. 68 halftones. 10 line illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Viking: Discovering the Red Planet
  • 3. MER: The Little Rovers That Could
  • 4. Voyager: Grand Tour of the Solar System
  • 5. Cassini: Bright Rings and Icy Worlds
  • 6. Stardust: Catching a Comet by the Tail
  • 7. SOHO: Living with a Restless Star
  • 8. Hipparcos: Mapping the Milky Way
  • 9. Spitzer: Unveiling the Cool Cosmos
  • 10. Spitzer: Unveiling the Cool Cosmos
  • 11. HST: The Universe in Sharp Focus
  • 12. WMAP: Mapping the Infant Universe
  • 13. Conclusion: New Horizons, New Worlds
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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