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Dreams of other worlds : the amazing story of unmanned space exploration / Chris Impey and Holly Henry.

Impey, Chris (Author). Henry, Holly. (Added Author).

Summary:

Dreams of Other Worlds describes the unmanned space missions that have opened new windows on distant worlds. Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy and planetary science, Impey and Henry tell the story of eleven iconic exploratory missions and how they have fundamentally transformed our scientific and cultural perspectives on the universe and our place in it.

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  • ISBN: 9780691147536 (alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: 450 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [343]-415) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Viking : discovering the Red Planet -- MER : the little rovers that could -- Voyager : grand tour of the solar system -- Cassini : bright rings and icy worlds -- Stardust : catching a comet by the tail -- SOHO : living with a restless star -- Hipparcos : mapping the Milky Way -- Spitzer : unveiling the cool cosmos -- Chandra : exploring the violent cosmos -- HST : the universe in sharp focus -- WMAP : mapping the infant universe -- New horizons, new worlds.
Subject: Space probes
Outer space > Exploration
Space flights

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Harney County Library 629.4 IMPEY (Text) 37720000495481 Adult Non-Fiction Available -

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