Planetary astronomy : from ancient times to the third millennium /
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Author / Creator: | Schorn, Ronald A. (Ronald Anthony), 1935- |
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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 |
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.