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Bond, Peter |
Solar Surveyors |
I12438 |
2022 |
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Bond, Peter |
Rosetta: The Remarkable Story of Europe's Comet Explorer |
I09623 |
2020 |
eBook |
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Bond, Peter |
Distant Worlds |
I06813 |
2007 |
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| Title | Solar Surveyors : Observing the Sun from Space |
| Author(s) | Bond, Peter |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2022. |
| Description | XIV, 535 p. 269 illus., 241 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This is the story of humankind???s quest over centuries to learn the true nature of the most dominant object in our Solar System: the Sun. Award-winning science writer Peter Bond describes in detail how our ideas about the Sun have changed over the millennia, starting with the simple observations of classical astronomy and continuing through telescopic observations to the age of nuclear physics. He shows how we discovered the Sun???s basic characteristics ??? its distance, size, temperature and composition ??? and then describes how, with evermore sophisticated instruments, we have learned about the Sun???s enormous energy output, its atmosphere and the explosive eruptions that blast clouds of magnetized gas and high-energy particles toward our world. Most of this book focuses on the Space Age, when suborbital rockets and satellites have probed every aspect of our nearby star. Each of these missions is described in detail, with summaries of their objectives, spacecraft designs, scientific payloads and results. The book also looks forward, describing forthcoming missions that will shed new light on remaining solar mysteries, notably the source of the energy that heats the outer corona to millions of degrees. Richly illustrated with mission photos, design diagrams, and infocharts, this book is a fascinating read for anybody interested in the Sun and our attempts to unravel its secrets |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030987886 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTRONAUTICS
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. Outer space???Exploration
7. SOLAR PHYSICS
8. Space Exploration and Astronautics
9. SUN
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| Title | Rosetta: The Remarkable Story of Europe's Comet Explorer |
| Author(s) | Bond, Peter |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2020. |
| Description | XIV, 403 p. 200 illus., 153 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | In 2014, Rosetta became the first mission to orbit a comet and to deploy a lander onto its surface. This is the story of ESA???s pioneering comet explorer, following the mission from its initial inception to its historic touchdown. Read along as the Rosetta orbiter and its lander, Philae, evolve over the years, overcoming early mission hurdles before embarking on their one-way, decade-long voyage to a comet. See how the saga then culminates with Rosetta and Philae at last unveiling their icy target and achieving an unprecedented touchdown on its surface. Award-winning space writer Peter Bond takes us behind the scenes of this historic endeavor, sharing insights from the international team of scientists and engineers who made the mission possible, describing the remarkable technology that they created, and delving into the treasure trove of scientific discoveries that followed. Recounting in vivid detail the inner workings of Rosetta, this book is a celebration of the mission that has left a lasting impact on planetary science and space exploration |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030607203 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTRONAUTICS
4. ASTRONOMY
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. Popular Science in Astronomy
8. SPACE SCIENCES
9. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | Distant Worlds : Milestones in Planetary Exploration |
| Author(s) | Bond, Peter |
| Publication | New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Copernicus
2. Springer New York, 2007. |
| Description | X, 324 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Peter Bond provides an overview of key, unmanned missions, chapter by chapter, to planets in the twentieth century. He tells the story of the mission planners and engineers who, working mostly in the background, made these unprecedented achievements in scientific exploration possible. Bond???s perspective provides a much-needed overview, but it also details the very human feelings that animated the intense rivalries between the Soviet Union and the United States, and most recently the difficulties that arose in collaborations between NASA and ESA on the Rosetta and Halley's Comet missions |
| ISBN,Price | 9780387683676 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTRONAUTICS
4. ASTRONOMY
5. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
6. ASTROPHYSICS
7. EBOOK
8. EBOOK - SPRINGER
9. Popular Science in Astronomy
10. Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary
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