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ISBN10: 0387402128, ISBN13: 9780387402123, [publisher: Springer New York] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book recounts the epic saga of how we as human beings have come to understand the Solar System. The story of our exploration of the heavens, Peter Bond reminds us, began thousands of years ago, with the naked-eye observations of the earliest scientists and philosophers. Over the centuries, as our knowledge and understanding inexorably broadened and deepened, we faltered many times, frequently labored under misconceptions, and faced seemingly insurmountable obstacles to understanding. Yet, despite overwhelming obstacles, a combination of determined observers, brilliant thinkers, courageous explorers, scientists and engineers has brought us, particularly over the last five decades, into a second great age of human discovery.At our present level of understanding, some fifty years into the Space Age, the sheer volume of images and other data being returned to us from space has only increased our appetite for more and more detailed information about the planets, moons, asteroids, and comets of the Solar System. Taking a much-needed overview of how we now understand these 'distant worlds' in our cosmic neighborhood, Bond not only celebrates the extraordinary successes of planetary exploration, but reaffirms an important truth: For seekers of knowledge, there will always be more to explore.An astonishing saga of ...
ISBN10: 0387402128, ISBN13: 9780387402123, [publisher: Springer New York] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book recounts the epic saga of how we as human beings have come to understand the Solar System. The story of our exploration of the heavens, Peter Bond reminds us, began thousands of years ago, with the naked-eye observations of the earliest scientists and philosophers. Over the centuries, as our knowledge and understanding inexorably broadened and deepened, we faltered many times, frequently labored under misconceptions, and faced seemingly insurmountable obstacles to understanding. Yet, despite overwhelming obstacles, a combination of determined observers, brilliant thinkers, courageous explorers, scientists and engineers has brought us, particularly over the last five decades, into a second great age of human discovery.At our present level of understanding, some fifty years into the Space Age, the sheer volume of images and other data being returned to us from space has only increased our appetite for more and more detailed information about the planets, moons, asteroids, and comets of the Solar System. Taking a much-needed overview of how we now understand these 'distant worlds' in our cosmic neighborhood, Bond not only celebrates the extraordinary successes of planetary exploration, but reaffirms an important truth: For seekers of knowledge, there will always be more to explore.An astonishing saga of ...
ISBN10: 0387402128, ISBN13: 9780387402123, [publisher: Copernicus] Hardcover New. US edition. Expediting shipping for all USA and Europe orders excluding PO Box. Excellent Customer Service. [Irving, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]
ISBN10: 0387402128, ISBN13: 9780387402123, [publisher: Copernicus] Hardcover New. US edition. Expediting shipping for all USA and Europe orders excluding PO Box. Excellent Customer Service. [Irving, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]
ISBN10: 0387402128, ISBN13: 9780387402123, [publisher: Copernicus] Hardcover New. US edition. Expediting shipping for all USA and Europe orders excluding PO Box. Excellent Customer Service. [Irving, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]
ISBN10: 0387402128, ISBN13: 9780387402123, [publisher: Copernicus] Hardcover New. US edition. Expediting shipping for all USA and Europe orders excluding PO Box. Excellent Customer Service. [Irving, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]
ISBN10: 0387402128, ISBN13: 9780387402123, [publisher: Copernicus] Hardcover New. US edition. Expediting shipping for all USA and Europe orders excluding PO Box. Excellent Customer Service. [Irving, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]
Springer New York. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Springer New York ISBN 0387402128 9780387402123 [US]
Springer New York. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Springer New York ISBN 0387402128 9780387402123 [US]
ISBN10: 0387402128, ISBN13: 9780387402123, [publisher: Springer New York] Hardcover First Edition Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. [Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]
ISBN10: 0387402128, ISBN13: 9780387402123, [publisher: Springer New York] Hardcover First Edition Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. [Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]
ISBN10: 0387402128, ISBN13: 9780387402123, [publisher: Copernicus] Hardcover signs of little wear on the cover. [Bensalem, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]
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