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Topic: Space Probes: 50 Years of Exploration from Luna 1 to New Horizons
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cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 03-22-2011 02:28 AM
Space Probes: 50 Years of Exploration from Luna 1 to New Horizons by Philippe Séguéla Foreword by James Oberg The first complete, up-to-date history of space probe exploration.About the Author Philippe Séguéla is a professor of neuroscience at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. He has been passionate about space exploration for more than 30 years. - Hardcover: 376 pages
- Publisher: Firefly Books (October 2, 2011)
- ISBN-10: 1554079446
- ISBN-13: 978-1554079445
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music_space Member Posts: 1179 From: Canada Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 03-22-2011 11:46 AM
Some space-loving going on in Montreal!François Guay, B.Mus McGill '95, Cirque du Soleil 1999-2002 |
Philip Member Posts: 5952 From: Brussels, Belgium Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 03-23-2011 11:08 AM
Indeed, it looks like this is the long-awaited update of the 1987 JANE's Solar System Log by Andrew Wilson. (Not forgetting Paolo Ulivi's series on the Robotic Exploration of the Solar System.) |
jjknap Member Posts: 273 From: Bourbonnais, IL USA Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 12-17-2011 09:33 PM
Has anyone purchased this one? Looking for a book with a lot of details/photos of the actual spacecraft. |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 12-18-2011 05:07 AM
Define "a lot"! There is a photo and a technical drawing for almost each probe (New Horizons and MRO do not have one...). So I'm not sure that's what you're looking for. |
Larry McGlynn Member Posts: 1255 From: Boston, MA Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 12-18-2011 07:24 AM
I have the book. It provides a decent basic two to three page overview of each probe. There is usually a picture of the spacecraft and a photo or a drawing of the results from the probe. It is a good book for quick reference and then if you want further details, you find a reference that provides information on that one spacecraft. |
jjknap Member Posts: 273 From: Bourbonnais, IL USA Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 12-18-2011 11:30 AM
Thanks for the feedback. I will probably pick this one up while I wait for David Harland's Robotic Exploration of the Solar System, Part 3: The Modern Era to come out in 2012. |
jjknap Member Posts: 273 From: Bourbonnais, IL USA Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 03-19-2012 06:55 PM
I just picked this book-up, and I am impressed. It is up-to date and in a pretty-large format. I would definitely recommend it |