| Author | Vaeth, J. Gordon (Joseph Gordon), 1921-2012.
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| Title | 200 miles up : the conquest of the upper air / by J. Gordon Vaeth.
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| Published | New York : Ronald Press Co., c1951.
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| Description | xiii, 207 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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| General Note | Includes indexes.
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| Formatted Note | Contents: The upper atmosphere: a frontier of scientific exploration -- The atmospheric ocean -- Upper air research instruments -- Vehicles for upper air research -- Project Skyhook: upper air research by balloon -- The White Sands proving ground -- Principles of rocket flight -- The V-2: Inaugurator of modern high altitude rocketry -- How a V-2 is fired -- The high-flying aerobee -- The Viking: latest upper air research vehicle.
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| Subjects | Rockets (Aeronautics)
Upper atmosphere.
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| Other Titles | Two hundred miles up
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| LC Card Number | 51-12928 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: QC 879 V125 1951
CA-1904280: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 93594] |
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