Overview
- Offers a gripping account of the evolution of Homo Sapiens as an exploring species
- Relates the true story of the conquest of Space, from the Moon to Mars and beyond, dictated by the evolution of new energy propulsion systems
- Provides enticing descriptions of newly discovered planets around nearby stars
- Brings historical characters alive
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Our Earth, Our Oceans, The Sky, The Moon
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Mars, Planets, Stars
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Mystery of the Seven Spheres
Book Subtitle: How Homo sapiens will Conquer Space
Authors: Giovanni F. Bignami
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17004-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-17003-9Published: 25 June 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-17004-6Published: 13 June 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: V, 118
Topics: Popular Science in Astronomy, History of Science, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Evolutionary Biology, Astrobiology