Space Exploration - A History in 100 Objects

by Sten Odenwald

Book Overview

Within the pages of this eclectic pop-history, scientist and educator Sten Odenwald at NASA examines 100 objects that forever altered what we know and how we think about the cosmos. From Sputnik to Skylab and Galileo's telescope to the Curiosity rover, some objects are iconic and some obscure--but all are utterly important. The Nebra sky disk (1600 BCE) features the first realistic depiction of the Sun, Moon, and stars. The Lunar...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1615196145
• ISBN13: 9781615196142
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Experiment
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.8" x 9.7"