Moon Flight Atlas
Chicago, IL: Rand McNally, [1969]. 34 cm, 48, illus. (some in color), large tears to DJ, DJ edges worn, large Rand McNally Universal Map of Outer Space laid in. More
Chicago, IL: Rand McNally, [1969]. 34 cm, 48, illus. (some in color), large tears to DJ, DJ edges worn, large Rand McNally Universal Map of Outer Space laid in. More
Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1963. A Penguin Original. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Mass market paperback. 218, [6] pages. Figures. Footnotes. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Sir Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore CBE HonFRS FRAS (4 March 1923 – 9 December 2012) was an English amateur astronomer who attained prominent status in that field as a writer, researcher, radio commentator and television presenter. Moore was President of the British Astronomical Association, co-founder and president of the Society for Popular Astronomy, author of over seventy books on astronomy, and presenter of the world's longest-running television series with the same original presenter, BBC's The Sky at Night. He became known as a specialist in Moon observation. He served in the Royal Air Force during World War II. More
New York: Random House, 1983. First American Edition. 30 cm, 10, chiefly color illus., some wear and soiling to boards. More
Tarzana, CA: American Astronautical Soc. 1973. First? Edition. First? Printing. 517, illus., usual library markings. More
San Diego, CA: American Astronautical Soc. c1978. First? Edition. First? Printing. 25 cm, 817 total, 2-vol. set, illus., bibliography. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, vol. 37. More
San Diego, CA: Univelt, Inc., 1978. First? Edition. First? Printing. 382, Part 1 only, illus., diagrams, references. More
Washington, DC: American Aeronautical Soc. 1967. First? Edition. First? Printing. 571, illus., diagrams, usual library markings, bottom edge stained. More
Washington, DC: NASA, 1982. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. Quarto. ix, [1], 227, [3] pages. Wraps. Profusely illus. (many in color). Maps. Appendices. Glossary. Reading list. Index. Some wear cover and spine edges. David Morrison (born 26 June 1940) is an American astronomer, a senior scientist at the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute, at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. Morrison is the former director of the Carl Sagan Center for Study of Life in the Universe at the SETI Institute and of the NASA Lunar Science Institute. He is the past Director of Space at NASA Ames. Morrison is credited as the founder of the multi-disciplinary field of astrobiology. Morrison is best known for his work in risk assessment of near Earth objects such as asteroids and comets. Asteroid 2410 Morrison was named in his honor for his work on the subject since 1991. He has published 12 books and over 150 papers primarily on Planetary Science, Astrobiology and Near Earth Object subjects. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1980. Quarto, 199, wraps, profusely illus. (many in color), maps, tables, appendices, reading list, sticker residue rear cover. More
New York: Dover Publications, 1979. Reformatted Edition. First Printing. Trade paperback. 24 cm. xiii, [1], 176. [2] pages. Wraps. Illustratons. Formulae. References. Selected Annotated Bibliography. Workshop Members, Biographical Information. Republication of the GPO edition originally published in 1977. Part titles, blank pages, and the record of the Workshop Meetings held between January 1975 and June 1976 have been omitted, and the pages have been renumbered. The main text is complete and unabridged. The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) is a collective term for scientific searches for intelligent extraterrestrial life, for example, monitoring electromagnetic radiation for signs of transmissions from civilizations on other planets. Scientific investigation began shortly after the advent of radio in the early 1900s, and focused international efforts have been going on since the 1980s. In 1960, astronomer Frank Drake performed the first modern SETI experiment. Drake used a radio telescope 85 ft in diameter to examine the stars Tau Ceti and Epsilon Eridani. More
New York: Dover Publications, 1979. Modified Edition. 176, wraps, illus., figures, tables, bibliography, slight wear to cover edges. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1977. 276, wraps, illus., figures, tables, bibliography, cover edges somewhat worn, small tears at spine. More
New York: IFI/Plenum, 1969. Second Revised Edition. Hardcover. 26 cm, 534, usual library markings, some of which have been blacked over. More
New York: Plenum Press, 1964. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 26 cm. [10], 427, [1] pages. Ex-library with the usual library markings. Name of previous owner in ink on fep. With a Foreword by Bill M. Woods, Executive Director of the Special Libraries Association. Acronym agglomeration is an affliction of the age, and there are acronym addicts who, in their weakness, find it impossible to resist them. It is then for the reader and listener and for the writer and speaker that Reta C. Moser has compiled this guide. Its effective application to the art of communication is urged. Such use should help avoid many of the misunderstandings involving terminology which occur daily. Although such misunderstandings are certainly crucial in humanistic and social situations, they are often of immediate import and the trigger to disaster in scientific, technical, and political situations. Many acronyms and definitions are provided, with due credit to Miss Moser's diligence in making the compilation and with the acknowledgment that the acronymical phenomenon is very much with us. This first edition is certain to be of value to writers, librarians, editors, and others who must identify and deal with acronyms. More
New York; Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Hardcover. viii, 330 p. Footnotes. Tables. Bibliography. Index. More
Lyme, CT: Greenwich Publishing Group, Inc., 1995. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. 160 p. Illustrations (some in color). Timeline. Credits. Index. More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of External Relations, NASA History Division, 2008. Corrected Version of NASA SP-2007-4113. Presumed First printing thus. Hardcover. xvi, 255, [1] pages. Illustrations Bibliography. A Note on Sources. Index. This is one of the NASA History Series. This is an updated version of the 2007 edition of William H. Pickering: America's Deep Space Pioneer, with typographical errors corrected. The content remains the same. There is a NASA statement that so states laid in. Douglas J. Mudgway is an independent consultant for NASA on the history of deep space planetary communications. After thirty years active service at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, he retired in 1991 and received the NASA Exceptional Achievement medal. More
New York: Scribner, 2006. Reprint. Second printing. Hardcover. ix, 368 p. Illustrations. Occasional footnotes. Glossary. More
New York: Scribner, 2006. Reprint. Second printing indicated. Hardcover. ix, [3], 368, [4] pages. Illustrations. Glossary. Signed by author on title page. DJ has some sticker residue, rubbing and edge wear. Sticker on fep. On February 1, 1978 the first group of space shuttle astronauts, 29 men and 6 women, were introduced to the world. Among them would be history makers, including the first American woman and the first African American in space. This assembly of astronauts would carry NASA through the most tumultuous years of the space shuttle program. Four would die on Challenger. USAF Colonel Mike Mullane was a member of this astronaut class and Riding Rockets is his story–told with a candor never before seen in an astronaut’s memoir. Mullane strips the heroic veneer from the astronaut corps and paints them as they are–human. His tales of arrested development among military flyboys working with feminist pioneers and post-doc scientists are sometimes bawdy, often hilarious, and always entertaining. Mullane vividly portrays every aspect of the astronaut experience–from telling a female technician which urine collection condom size is a fit; to a wild, intoxicating, terrifying ride into space; to hearing “Taps” played over a friend’s grave. Mullane is brutally honest in his criticism of a NASA leadership whose bungling would precipitate the Challenger disaster. Derived from a Kirkus review: Mullane’s disenchantment with NASA bureaucracy and his tragic recollections of crewmates who perished in the Columbia tragedy raise this book above the standard-issue space memoir. One astronaut’s messy, exhilarating story, with no edges sanded off. More
Parsippany, NJ: Silver Burdett Press, 1995. Third Printing. 96, illus., library stamps ins rear flylf crossed out in marker, library stickers on spine & rear bd (some crossed out in marker) As one of the first mission specialist astronauts, R. Mike Mullane logged 356 hours aboard the space shuttles Discovery and Atlantis. A book for young readers. More
New York: Grove Press, 1993. First edition [Stated]. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. xii, 222, [6] pages. Figures. Inscribed by the author on the fep. DJ, now in a plastic sleeve, has gotten wet and shows interior staining. Book cover has some staining where DJ has been wet. Richard (Dick) Munson is an American author and clean energy advocate. His latest book, Tesla: Inventor of the Modern, was published by W.W. Norton in May 2018. Author of five other books with topics that range from U.S. government energy policy to profiles of tycoon George Fabyan and oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, Munson is also Director of Midwest Clean Energy for the Environmental Defense Fund, working primarily as a lobbyist for clean energy initiatives in Illinois and Ohio. This is the inside story of how 13 congressmen control billions of tax dollars. Focusing on the VA-HUD subcommittee which oversees the apportionment of money to housing, veterans, NASA, the EPA, and other domestic programs and agencies, Munson illuminates the complex but crucial process that produces a budget for the US. More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1989. First Edition. First Printing. 381, illus., charts, tables, appendix, references and notes, index, some soiling to rear DJ, some wear to DJ edges. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989. First Paperbk Printing. 510, wraps, illus., notes, glossary, index, lower corner front cover bent. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 506, [6] pages. Illustrations. Epilogue. Note., Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Charles Alan Murray (born January 8, 1943) is an American political scientist, sociologist, and writer. His book Losing Ground: American Social Policy 1950–1980 (1984), which discussed the American welfare system, was widely read and discussed, and influenced government policy. He wrote the controversial book The Bell Curve (1994), written with Richard Herrnstein, in which he argues that intelligence is a better predictor than parental socio-economic status or education level of many individual outcomes including income, job performance, pregnancy out of wedlock, and crime, and that social welfare programs and education efforts to improve social outcomes for the disadvantaged are largely wasted. Catherine Cox was educated at William and Mary, Oxford University, and Yale University, where she received a Ph.D. She taught at Rutgers University for years, and co authored this book (Apollo) with her husband, Charles Murray. More