Putting Satellites to Work
Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1969. presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. 27 cm. [6], 26 pages. Wraps. Illustrations. This is one of the America in Space: The First Decade series. William Roger Corliss (August 28, 1926 – July 8, 2011) was an American physicist and writer who was known for his interest in collecting data regarding anomalous phenomena. Arthur C. Clarke described him as "Fort's latter-day - and much more scientific - successor." Starting in 1974, Corliss published a number of works in the "Sourcebook Project". Each volume was devoted to a scientific field (archeology, astronomy, geology, et cetera) and featured articles culled almost exclusively from scientific journals. Corliss was inspired by Charles Fort, who earlier also collected reports of unusual phenomena. Many of the articles in Corliss's works were mentioned in Charles Fort's works. Unlike Fort, known for his idiosyncratic writing style, Corliss initially offered little in the way of his own opinions or editorial comments, preferring to let the articles speak for themselves. Corliss wrote many other books and articles, notably including 13 educational books about astronomy, outer space and space travel for NASA and a similar number for the Atomic Energy Commission and the National Science Foundation. This volume reviews the importance of satellites in weather forecasting, relaying television programs and other commercial and military communication from distant places, studying the shape and gravitational fields of the Earth, assisting in aircraft and naval navigation and more applications that can be assisted by studying the Earth from 100 miles or more. Condition: Very good.
Keywords: NASA, Meteorology, Extraterrestrial, Communications, Remote Sensing, Imagery, Weather Forecasting, Satellites, Balloons, Geological Survey, Applications Technology Satellites
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