Planetary astronomy : from ancient times to the third millennium /

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Author / Creator:Schorn, Ronald A. (Ronald Anthony), 1935-
Imprint:College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c1998.
Description:xxv, 376 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3499181
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ISBN:0890967873
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-365) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Pride of Place
  • 2. Discovering the Nature of the Universe
  • 3. Autumn Glory
  • 4. New Techniques Impact Astronomy
  • 5. Controversy and Frustration
  • 6. Doldrums
  • 7. The Legacy of War
  • 8. Turn of the Tide
  • 9. The NASA Connection
  • 10. A Golden Age
  • 11. Declining Prospects
  • 12. Voyagers to the Outer Planets
  • 13. Past and Future Imperfect.