New Cosmic Horizons: Space Astronomy from the V2 to the Hubble Space Telescope
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'I recommend the book to anyone interested in space astronomy - laypersons, students of astronomy, and professional astronomers.' G. Siegfried Kutter, Nature
'New Cosmic Horizons is a history of how astronomical research has been achieved by space flight, from the first observation of solar X-rays using photographic plates carried on a V2 rocket, to the remarkable Hubble Space Telescope. Easy to read text, supplemented by summary tables (which brought home to me just how many missions failed!), a glossary, appendices and no less than three indexes make this a readily accessible volume which has something for anyone curious about the history or science of astronomy.' Alan Longstaff, Popular Astronomy
'I could easily see this book finding use as an adopted text for an introductory course in a space-science or astronomy-related degree, as it provides a clear and general description of the history of the whole subject ... I would recommend New Cosmic Horizons wholeheartedly ... Everyone who would like an authoritative history of space astronomy should have this book in their collection.' Martin Barstow, The Observatory
Book Description
New Cosmic Horizons tells the extraordinary story of space-based astronomy since the Second World War. Starting with the launch of the V2 rocket in 1946, this book explores the triumphs of space experiments and spacecraft designs and the amazing astronomical results that they have produced. David Leverington examines the fascinating way in which the changing political imperatives of the United States, USSR/Russia and Western Europe have modified their space astronomy programs. He covers all major astronomy missions of the first fifty years of space research: the Soviet Sputnik and American Explorer projects, the subsequent race to the moon, solar and planetary missions, and the wonders of modern astrophysics culminating in the exciting results of the Hubble Space Telescope. Extensively illustrated, New Cosmic Horizons offers amateur and professional astronomers an unusual perspective on the history of astronomy in our time. David Leverington was Design Manager of the GEOS Spacecraft and Meteosat Program Manager for ESA in the 1970s. During his tenure as Engineering Director at British Aerospace in the 1980s, he was responsible for the Giotto spacecraft that intercepted Halley's comet, and the Photon Detector Assembly and solar arrays for the Hubble Space Telescope. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He lives in Essex, England.
New Cosmic Horizons: Space Astronomy from the V2 to the Hubble Space Telescope
New Cosmic Horizons: Space Astronomy from the V2 to the Hubble Space Telescope,David Leverington,Cambridge University Press,0521658330,Astronomy - General,General,History,Science,Science/Mathematics,Space astronomy,Astronomy, Space & Time,Astrophysics,Science / Cosmology,Space astronomy--History,Outlet
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