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History of rocketry and astronautics : proceedings of the eighteenth and nineteenth History Symposia of the International Academy of Astronautics, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1984, Stockholm, Sweden, 1985

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History of rocketry and astronautics : proceedings of the eighteenth and nineteenth History Symposia of the International Academy of Astronautics, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1984, Stockholm, Sweden, 1985 / Tom D. Crouch and Alex M. Spencer, volume editors ; R. Cargill Hall, series editor.
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San Diego, Calif. : Published for the American Astronautical Society by Univelt, 1993.

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Additional Authors
  • Crouch, Tom D.
  • Spencer, Alex M.
  • Hall, R. Cargill.
  • International Academy of Astronautics.
  • American Astronautical Society.
  • History Symposium of the International Academy of Astronautics (18th : 1984 : Lausanne, Switzerland)
  • History Symposium of the International Academy of Astronautics (19th : 1985 : Stockholm, Sweden)
Description
xii, 209 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.
Series Statement
  • AAS history series ; v. 14
  • IAA history symposia ; v. 8
Uniform Title
  • AAS history series ; v. 14.
  • IAA history symposia ; v. 8.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
  • Foreword / R. Cargill Hall -- Preface / Tom D. Crouch and Alex M. Spencer -- Pt. I. Early Solid Propellant Rocketry. Ch. 1. Early Rocket Weapons in China / Fang-Toh Sun. Ch. 2. Nineteenth Century Rocketry in France / Frederick I. Ordway, III and Herve Moulin. Ch. 3. Some Features of Lifesaving Rocket Development in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries / V. P. Mikhailov. Ch. 4. The Rocket Development of Isaac Lubbock and Geoffrey Collin / J. Griffiths -- Pt. II. Rocketry and Astronautics: Concepts, Theories and Analyses. Ch. 5. The Contributions of K. E. Tsiolkovsky and Other Native Scientists to the Technology of Rocket Launching / V. P. Mikhailov. Ch. 6. The Smaller British Societies Devoted to Astronautics and Interplanetary Flight / Eric Burgess. Ch. 7. Function, Form, and Technology: The Evolution of Space Station in NASA / Sylvia Doughty Fries. Ch. 8. Reaching for the Planet Mars: Humankind's Evolving Perspective / Stewart W. Johnson.
  • Ch. 9. Sotir Cherkezov: The Inventor of a Device for Rescuing Spacemen / A. Simeonov and I. Belberov -- Pt. III. Liquid- And Solid-Propellant Rockets, 1880-1945. Ch. 10. Some Important Aspects on the Three Centuries Old History of Romanian Aerospace Techniques / Florin Zaganescu. Ch. 11. British Rocketry during World War II / John Becklake. Ch. 12. A Brief History of the First U.S. JATO Flight Tests of August 1941: A Memoir / Homer A. Boushey. Ch. 13. Comparative Analysis of Developments in the Active and Reactive Methods of Projection / G. Yu. Mazing -- Pt. IV. Rocketry and Astronautics Since 1945. Ch. 14. Engines and Propulsion Units for Space Vehicles Constructed by A1exey M. Isaev / A. D. Tavzarashvily. Ch. 15. A Survey of World Meteorological and Environmental Satellites, 1960-1985 / Abraham Schnapf. Ch. 16. A History of Heat Shields for Manned Space Flight / Leon Ronquillo. Ch. 17. Thirty Years of the Polish Astronautical Society / W. Geisler -- Pt. V. PIONEERS Of ROCKETRY AND ASTRONAUTICS.
  • Ch. 18. Anatole Arkadievich Blagonravov and Soviet Cosmonautics / K. V. Frolov and A. A. Parkhomenko.
ISBN
  • 0877033749 (Hard)
  • 0877033757 (Soft)
OCLC
ocm29832279
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries