The Fountains of Paradise
by Clarke, Arthur C
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0575026480
- ISBN 13
- 9780575026483
- Seller
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Kingscliff, New South Wales, Australia
Item Price
£13.23£9.92
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About This Item
Hutchinson of Australia/Victor Gollancz. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1979. First Australian Edition. Hardcover. 0575026480 . Edges and endpapers lightly foxed; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 256 pages .
Synopsis
The Fountains of Paradise is a Hugo and Nebula Award winning 1979 novel by Arthur C. Clarke. Set in the 22nd century, it describes the construction of a space elevator. This "orbital tower" is a giant structure rising from the ground and linking with a satellite in geostationary at the height of approximately 36,000 kilometers (approx. 22,300 miles). Such a structure would be used to raise payloads to orbit without having to use rockets, making it much more cost-effective.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Haymes & Co. (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B5432
- Title
- The Fountains of Paradise
- Author
- Clarke, Arthur C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Australian Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0575026480
- ISBN 13
- 9780575026483
- Publisher
- Hutchinson of Australia/Victor Gollancz
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- 0575026480, Science Fiction, Modern First
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