Rockets of the world

By Peter Alway

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0962787655
• ISBN13: 9780962787652
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Saturn Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 3.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

New 4th Edition ROTW available

Great book now in its 4th Edition. Available from the NAR NARTS service. Price is only $30 plus shipping. Enjoy.

Buy this book!

This Book is great for scale modeling. It is easy to use and very acurate. It also has great information on alot of rockets I would buy this just for the interesting facts if I was you.

An Illuminated History and Reference Book

Peter Alway is a professor of physics with a devotion to all things rocket. His book, "Rockets of the World" explores the history of rocketry from the beginning of the 20th century through WW2, the race to the moon, to the present day. Not only a very interesting read but also a valuable reference tool. Written in encyclopaedic format this book allows the reader to explore the relationships and pedigrees of rockets while learning of their manufacturers, dimensions, appearances, and successes.It's the only book quite like it in the world. I use it regularly for consultation and citing.

Lots of Scale Data!

I beamed in awe of the tremdous amount of rockets in the book as I read it.Truly a great work!

The scale model rocketeer's Bible

Absolutely the best resource for scale model rocket building I've seen. Very little measuring to do, and then only when the data wasn't available to begin with. Now out of print, I'm guessing that very few will find their way into the used book market. I suggest contacting Saturn Press. With enough customer interest they MIGHT publish a 3rd edition!