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The Space Book Revised and Updated

From the Beginning to the End of Time, 250 Milestones in the History of Space & Astronomy

Contributors

By Jim Bell

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Feb 1, 2019
Page Count
528 pages
Publisher
Union Square & Co.
ISBN-13
9781454935582

Price

$14.99

Price

$19.99 CAD

Format

ebook (Digital original)

Format:

ebook (Digital original) $14.99 $19.99 CAD

A revised and updated edition of the successful book, now featuring the most recent discoveries, technologies, and images.
 
Since the original edition of The Space Book was published in 2013, much has happened in the world of space exploration. This revised and updated edition, with a new introduction from author Jim Bell, brings the popular Milestones book up to date. It includes the most exciting and newsworthy breakthroughs, from the groundbreaking discovery of the Trappist-1 system to the technologies of the future. Take a full-color, chronological tour of the cosmos through completely new entries and spectacular images that cover developments in radio astronomy, NASA’s mission to Jupiter, the new Earth-like exoplanets, the world’s first interstellar solar sail mission, and more. Many existing entries have been updated with the results of completed and current missions, as well as illuminating recent photography.

Jim Bell

About the Author

Dr. Jim Bell is a professor of geology and planetary science in Arizona State University’s School of Earth and Space Exploration in Tempe, AZ, and an adjunct professor in the Department of Astronomy at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Jim is a member of the American Geophysical Union and the Geological Society of America. As President of The Planetary Society, he is a prolific public commentator on science and space exploration, earning the 2011 Carl Sagan Medal from the American Astronomical Society for excellence in public communication of planetary science. Jim has appeared on numerous radio and television shows, including NBC’s Today Show and PBS’s NewsHour, as well as programs on the Discovery, National Geographic, and History cable channels, and has been interviewed for several space-related documentary films. He is the author of The Ultimate Interplanetary Travel Guide, The Space Book, Mars 3-D, Moon 3-D, The Interstellar Age, and Postcards from Mars.

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