National Geographic Encyclopedia of Space

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by Linda K. Glover; Forward by Buzz Aldrin

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This comprehensive, state-of-the-art space encyclopedia is a fascinating account of our 5000-year search for the secrets of the cosmos; and a detailed report on the many ways we put our knowledge of space to practical scientific, commercial, and military use.

Highlighted by hundreds of stunning illustrations and photographs, diagrams, star charts, and more, as well as an authoritative, inclusive text and more than a dozen essays by leading scientists and space explorers, these pages introduce history's great astronomers and cosmologists and explain their discoveries...tour our own solar system and explore vast galaxies thousands of light-years away...trace the advance of scientific tools and space technology from the first telescopes to moon shots, satellite networks, orbital observatories, and more...peer billions of years into the past at the big bang and look forward into the future where the sky is truly the limit.

Includes more than 200 photographs from the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA, environmental and military satellites, and more.

Bargain Info: Dustcover is slightly shopworn.

NUMBER OF PAGES: 400
PUBLISHED: 2005

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