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Topic: Space: A History Of Space Exploration In Photos
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Larry McGlynn
Member Posts: 1255
From: Boston, MA
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 09-27-2002 03:34 PM
   
Just got a copy of Andrew Chaikin's Space: A History Of Space Exploration In Photographs. It looks like Michael Light's Full Moon only with a broader group of pictures. The pictures are of better quality then the Full Moon book, but like Full Moon some of the large pictures appear across the fold of the book binding. There is a beautiful picture of the Saturn V launching past the LUT, but it is chopped in half instead of a foldout. What is interesting is to see pictures of events that you might not have seen before. Larry |
mark plas
Member Posts: 385
From: the Netherlands
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 09-28-2002 09:31 AM
Larry,What kind of lunar surface pics are in the book? Mark |
Larry McGlynn
Member Posts: 1255
From: Boston, MA
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 09-28-2002 09:31 PM
Mark,The pictures are the ones you see in every book, but the quality is excellent. The pictures range from Ranger and Surveyor to Apollo. The lunar pictures are a small part of the book. There are Mercury and Vostok to the Shuttle and Soyuz. There is also a lot of Mariner, Pioneer, Venera and Voyager photos of the planets and several Hubble pictures. It is a good book in that you can get many of the famous photographs in one volume. Larry
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mark plas
Member Posts: 385
From: the Netherlands
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 09-29-2002 07:53 AM
Thanks Larry, I am sure that this book will be in my collection very soon!Mark |
tegwilym
Member Posts: 2331
From: Sturgeon Bay, WI
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 09-29-2002 03:44 PM
Mine should arrive in the mail any day now!  |
albatron
Member Posts: 2732
From: Stuart, Florida
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 10-04-2002 11:01 PM
It's an excellent book - we'd expect no less from Andy. He was at the Space Walk of Fame reunion last weekend and scammed me into buying a copy... But Im glad I did - it's very nice. And of course, he signed it across the inside cover. If you ever get a chance to meet Andy and just chat - I'd highly recommend it. Al |
Lunatiki
Member Posts: 237
From: Amarillo, TX, USA
Registered: Dec 2006
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posted 01-11-2007 09:03 PM
I found this book tonight at our local Barnes and Noble for $9.99. It's a big coffee table book with some really great photographs on quality paper. If you don't have it and live close to a B&N, I highly suggest it. Well worth the money.Joel |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-11-2007 09:05 PM
When this title was first released, Andy Chaikin partnered with collectSPACE to present his favorite photos from SPACE. |
kosmonavtka
Member Posts: 170
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 01-12-2007 01:51 AM
Is there a larger (digital) version of the Kizim photo available anywhere? I like it also! |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 11-13-2007 08:22 AM
This is either a reprint or a new edition? Probably the former.Chris. Space: A History of Space Exploration in Photographs
by Andrew Chaikin Written by one of the worlds foremost scientific journalists and space historians, Andrew Chaikin, and with 400 images from all the major space agencies including rare images from Russia, Space is a visually stunning and enlightening book about a pivotal, and hugely exciting period in history. Published to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of NASA in July 2008, with a foreword by Commander Jim Lovell of Apollo 13. - Unknown Binding: 256 pages
- Carlton Books US (June 1, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 1847320783
- ISBN-13: 978-1847320780
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cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 03-16-2009 01:32 AM
Available for only $5...  Chris. |
mikej
Member Posts: 481
From: Germantown, WI USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 03-16-2009 07:13 AM
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Originally posted by cspg:
Available for only $5...
This item is labeled as a "Little Book" and if you scroll down to the "Product Dimensions" you'll see that it's just 3.5 x 3.4 x 0.5 inches (and 2.9 ounces).Little book, little price? |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 03-16-2009 09:32 AM
And the ISBN refers to this book, which explains why you have the following on Amazon: Look for Similar Items by Subject
Jokes & riddles
Transportation
Aviation - General
Transportation / Aviation / General I've tried several times to inform Amazon that there was something wrong but I guess I'll try again. I apologize for the confusion.Chris. |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 03-16-2009 11:07 AM
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Originally posted by Larry McGlynn:
The pictures are the ones you see in every book
That's a pitty and something that should be avoided in order to make a book more attractive to us spaceflight buffs.  NASA centers have a treasure on old photos but since NASA teamed up with civil contractors it became "expensive" to get the photos scanned and available for publication (about US $30.00 per photo if you order a lot so they can look up/scan/classify a few photos per hour) but it's certainly worth it having a rare photo in your article/book. |
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