The Cambridge Dictionary of Space Technology

Williamson, Mark

ISBN 10: 0521660777 / ISBN 13: 9780521660778

Edité par Cambridge University Press, 2001

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NOT an ex library book. 464 pages including the index. Dust jacket has no chips or tears.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Cambridge Dictionary of Space Technology
• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date de parution: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0521660777
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780521660778
• Reliure: hardcover
• Édition: Stated First Edition.
• État de l'article: fine
• État de la jaquette: fine
• Poids: 37 onces

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Synopsis

The Cambridge Dictionary of Space Technology provides a comprehensive source of reference to the most important aspects of this fast-developing field, from basic concepts to advanced applications. With some 2300 entries, it lists the fundamental terms of the area and includes a selection of historical and highly specific entries adding context and depth. The unprecedented breadth of coverage ensures that there are entries on all major subject areas. While the emphasis is on defining the meaning of a word or phrase, entries have been written with the intention of enhancing the understanding of the subject, both for the practising specialist and the interested layman. To assist the reader in research on a given topic, related entries are highlighted in the text and other important entries are cross-referenced. The Cambridge Dictionary of Space Technology will be indispensable to anyone with an interest in space activity.

À propos de l?auteur

Mark Williamson is an independent Space Technology Consultant advising the space industry and the space insurance community. A Chartered Physicist and Chartered Engineer, he has more than 20 years' experience in satellite communications engineering, technical management and space consultancy. As a technical author, he has written some 250 articles on various aspects of space technology, and several dozen papers on subjects as diverse as space law, space education and space history. He is also the author of a student text, The Communications Satellite, and the editor of an international space industry magazine. He enjoys sharing his interest in space technology with audiences at all levels, both at home and abroad, and is proud to have co-presented the 1983/84 IEE Faraday Lecture series, entitled "Let's Build a Satellite".