| Author | Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008.
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| Title | Interplanetary flight : an introduction to astronautics / by Arthur C. Clarke.
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| Published | New York : Harper, [1951]
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| Description | viii, 164 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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| Bib. Note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-161) and index.
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| Formatted Note | Contents: Historical survey -- The earth's gravitational field -- The rocket -- The problem of escape by rocket -- The earth-moon journey -- Interplanetary flight -- The atomic rocket -- Spaceships and space stations -- Subsidiary problems -- Opening frontiers.
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| Summary Note | Summary: This book by esteemed science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, is a reference to rockets, orbital mechanics, and space technology that is accessible to readers with limited understandings of basic calculus and physics (elementary mechanics).
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| Subjects | Astronautics.
Interplanetary voyages.
Rockets (Aeronautics)
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| Other Titles | Introduction to astronautics
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| LC Card Number | 51-10746 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: TL 790 C597 1951
CA-1903126: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 69306] |
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