The Library of Satellites

by Sherman, Josepha

• ISBN13: 9780823938520
• ISBN10: 0823938522
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Rosen Pub Group

Summary

This book tells the story of the use of unmanned space probes to explore both the planets of the solar system and the distant objects of deep space such as galaxies, nebulae, and quasars. This book examines the instrumentation that makes such observations possible. These satellites have not only given us dramatic close-up pictures of Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, but they have probed the universe's origins through the imaging of strange objects such as neutron stars and black holes. They have allowed us to witness the birth and death of stars across the Milky Way.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 4
1957 to 1967	p. 8
1968 to 1978	p. 21
1979 to 1989	p. 39
1990 to 2000	p. 47
The Future	p. 54
Glossary	p. 58
For More Information	p. 59
For Further Reading	p. 60
Bibliography	p. 61
Index	p. 62
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