The Evening Star. Venus Observed - Couverture souple

Cooper, Henry-S-F Jr

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0801849349 ISBN 13 : 9780801849343

Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994

Synopsis

In size, density, and composition, Venus is almost identical to Earth, yet its nature and history turn out to be as different as close relatives sometimes can be. In "The Evening Star" Henry S.F. Cooper, Jr., veteran science and space reporter for the "New Yorker", tracks the Magellan spacecraft that has been mapping Venus from orbit since August 1990. Cooper introduces us to the engineers who have nursed the spacecraft's fragile electronics and the scientists who have used the spacecraft's data to assemble a picture of this strange world. A narrative of the people who do science and challenges that confront them, "The Evening Star" is a portrait not only of Venus's character but of Earth's as well, and of the place of the two siblings in the family of planets.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Henry S. F. Cooper is the author of seven other books about NASA and space exploration, including 'Before Liftoff,' available from Johns Hopkins.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0801849349
• ISBN 13: 9780801849343
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 274
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• Personne responsable: non disponible