9780816516407 - The Planet Mars: A History of Observation & Discovery von Sheehan, William (12 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

hardcover. Zustand: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Well-illustrated (illustrator). Later prt. 8vo, 270 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by the University of Arizona Press, 1996. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Like New. Black paper covered boards with gold spine titles; jacket has light shelf wear; top edge a little dusty; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior clean and unmarked; 270 pages.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

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Zustand: Good. Original black cloth, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, 8vo.

8vo. x, 270 pp. Illus., index. Black cloth, dust-jacket. Fine. Excellent history of the personalities and discoveries associated with pioneers relating to Mars. ISBN 10: 0816516405.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. First Printing [Stated]. The format is approximately 5.75 inches by 9.25 inches. x, 270, [8] pages. List of Figures. Preface. Illustrations/figures/maps. Fifteen chapters. Epilogue. Appendix 1. Oppositions of Mars, 1901-2035. Appendix 2. Perihelic Oppositions of Mars, 1608-2035. Appendix 3. Table of Data for the Planet Mars. Appendix 4. The Satellites of Mars. Notes. Selected Bibliography. Index. Among some of the individuals and topics covered are Huygens, Cassini, Asaph Hall, Schiaparelli, James Keeler, Camille Flammarion, Bardou Refractor, Maps, Spectroscope, Meudon Observatory, Percival Lowell, Edward Maunder, Antoniadi, William Sheehan has been an amateur astronomer most of his life, and is a leading historian of astronomy, with twenty-books to his name, including Planets and Perception, Worlds in the Sky, The Planet Mars, and (with Dale P. Cruikshank) Discovering Pluto, all published by University of Arizona Press. A current member of the International Astronomical Union's Working Group of Planetary System nomenclature, he has received a Guggenheim Fellowship for astronomy writing and is a recipient of the Gold Medal of the Oriental Astronomical Association. The Main Belt Asteroid 16037 Sheehan was named in his honor. Twenty years after the Viking missions of the '70s, we are finally going back to Mars. No fewer than ten missions are planned for the period between 1996 and 2003, and it is likely that human explorers will follow soon after--perhaps by the middle of the twenty-first century. When they do, they will owe much to the Mars of romance, to the early pioneers whose discoveries and disappointments are brought to life in The Planet Mars: A History of Observation and Discovery. In this timely and vividly written account, William Sheehan traces human fascination with Mars back to the naked-eye observers of the planet. He recalls the early telescopic observers who first made out enigmatic markings and polar caps on its surface. Through lively historical anecdotes, he describes in detail the debate over the so-called canals of Mars, which encouraged speculation that the planet might be inhabited. Finally, Sheehan describes more recent theories about the planet, leading up to the present, when unmanned spacecraft have enabled us to make giant strides in exploration. Well documented and sparked with human interest, this book will be a useful companion and guide in interpreting the barrage of headlines about Mars that is sure to come over the next few years. Amateurs will appreciate the contributions that have been made to Martian studies by people like themselves, and professionals will find much original material that has never before been published. The American Mars Global Surveyor is scheduled for launch in November 1996, and soon after the American Mars Pathfinder will make its way toward the red planet. A Russian mission consisting of an orbiter and two landers will be launched in October 1997. These space travelers will write a whole new chapter in the dramatic story of Mars, a planet whose exploration has only just begun.