Description |
xiii, 194 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
Note |
Papers presented at a symposium held at and sponsored by the National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C., Mar. 23-24, 1981. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
[1.] Astronomy and geophysics in space: Ultraviolet spectra of the stars / Lyman Spitzer, Jr. -- Solar physics / Leo Goldberg -- Rocket astronomy -an overview / Herbert Friedman -- Exploring the moon / Robert Jastrow -- Lunar geology / Eugene Shoemaker -- Observations of high intensity radiation by satellites 1958 Alpha and 1958 Gamma / James A. Van Allen -- [2.] Toward a history: From bump to clump: theories of the origin of the solar system 1900-1960 / Stephen G. Brush -- Threshold to space: early studies of the ionosphere / C. Stewart Gillmor -- Development of American launch vehicles since 1945 / Richard P. Hallion -- Space science for applications: the history of Landsat / Pamela E. Mack -- Continuing harvest: the broadening field of space science / Homer E. Newell. |
Local Note |
Gift of Paul and Mary Haas. |
Subject |
Space sciences -- History -- Congresses.
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Space sciences. |
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History. |
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Sciences spatiales -- Histoire -- Congrès. |
Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Added Author |
Hanle, Paul A.
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Chamberlain, Von Del.
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Brush, Stephen G.
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National Air and Space Museum.
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ISBN |
087474508X : $20.00 (est.) |
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9780874745085 |
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0874745071 (paperback) $10.00 (est.) |
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9780874745078 (paperback) |
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