Encyclopedia of Space Exploration

by Joseph A. Angelo Jr.

Book Overview

Humankind's forays into outer space have symbolized an era of discovery and scientific achievement unrivalled in human history. This exciting historical period is surveyed in this encyclopedia which... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816039429
• ISBN13: 9780816039425
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Facts on File
• Length: 305 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.8" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

good general coverage

Angelo has compiled a useful explanation of key terms in interstellar exploration. Written at a moderately technical level, but still extremely accessible to an educated layman. He covers a diverse range of topics. Including the hardware of astronomy, like the radiotelescopes at Arecibo and orbiting observatories like the Hubble and Chandra. But concepts are also explained. So that you have some idea of the anthropic principle, for instance. None of the topics are discussed to any depth. Inevitable in a book of this size. If you are a student of astronomy, you need more specialised texts.