ID | 008069 |
Call Number | 629.409/VON |
Title Proper | History of Rocketry and Space Travel |
Language | ENG |
Author | Von Braun, Wernher ; Ordway, Frederick Ira |
Publication | Great Britain, Thomas Nelson And Sons Ltd, 1966. |
Description | xi, 244p Black and Blue Spine |
Note | Ranges from ancient Babylonian and Greek concepts of the universe through the development of rockets by Chinese, Arabic, and medieval European experimentalists to today's plans for manned missions to the Moon, Mars and Venus. |
Note | Introduction Preface The lure of the other worlds A thousand years of rocketry Pioneers of space travel The legacy of the pioneers The rocket returns to war Postwar military rocketry Probing the fringe of space The remote explorers Manned space flight Bibliography Index |
Standard Number | 0690005881 |
Price. Qualification | Rs.500(Hb) |
Classification Number | 629.409 |
Key Words | IGCSE ; Astronautics - History ; Rocketry - History |