Description for The Moon
Paperback. Num Pages: 526 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 933.
A favourable reception of the first edition of this book - due no doubt to the nature of its subject - which went out of print in 2 years, gave its author a welcome oppor tunity to update at present its contents. This was all the more necessary, as seldom in the annals of science has our knowledge of the physics and astronomy of the Moon made greater progress than during this time. The real heroes of this advance have, of course, been the spacecraft - 33 of which have now been sent out since 1959 to reconnoiter our satellite ... Read more
A favourable reception of the first edition of this book - due no doubt to the nature of its subject - which went out of print in 2 years, gave its author a welcome oppor tunity to update at present its contents. This was all the more necessary, as seldom in the annals of science has our knowledge of the physics and astronomy of the Moon made greater progress than during this time. The real heroes of this advance have, of course, been the spacecraft - 33 of which have now been sent out since 1959 to reconnoiter our satellite ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
526
Condition
New
Number of Pages
526
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401034104
SKU
V9789401034104
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
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