The dream of spaceflight : essays on the near edge of infinity / Wyn Wachhorst.

Title: 
The dream of spaceflight : essays on the near edge of infinity / Wyn Wachhorst.

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Author/Artist: 
Wachhorst, Wyn.
Publisher: 
New York : Basic Books, c2000.
Description: 
xx, 225 p. ; 20 cm.
Format of Material: 
Books
Subjects: 
Outer space Exploration
Bib ID: 
79133
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Location: 
Stacks
Call Number: 
TL873.W33 2000z
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Notes: 
This item was received with the Mark Pendergrast research collection.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-214) and index.
Chartres Cathedral (p. 102-105). Optics (p. 7). Telescopes (p. 7).
Contents: 
Kepler's children: the dream of spaceflight --
The romance of spaceflight: nostalgia for a bygone future --
Seeking the center at the edge --
Abandon in place --
Reflexions.
ISBN: 
0465090575