Something New under the Sun : Satellites and the Beginning of the Space Age (Copernicus Ser.)
by Gavaghan, Helen
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0387949143
- ISBN 13
- 9780387949147
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About This Item
USA: Springer-Verlag/Copernicus, 1998. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 300 pages including index, notes and sources. "Focussing upon the three major areas of development - navigational satellites, communications, and weather observation and forecasting - Gavaghan tells the remarkable inside story of how obscure men and women, often laboring under strict secrecy, made the extraordinary scientific and technological discoveries needed to make these miracles happen." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Surprisingly light wear. Nice solid clean copy..
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- RareNonFiction.com (CA)
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- Title
- Something New under the Sun : Satellites and the Beginning of the Space Age (Copernicus Ser.)
- Author
- Gavaghan, Helen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0387949143
- ISBN 13
- 9780387949147
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag/Copernicus
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- ASTRONAUTICS CIVILIZATION ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES SCIENCE ASTROPHYSICS SPACE TECHNOLOGY AERONAUTICS Something New under the Sun : Satellites and the Beginning of the Space Age (Copernicus Ser.) Artificial History Astronautics and Civilization development -
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- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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