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Title:
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Rocket science : from fireworks to the photon drive
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Authors:
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Mark Denny, Author ;
Alan McFadzean, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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[S.l.] : Springer Nature, 2019
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-3-030-28079-6
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Format:
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ix, 302 p. / col. ill. / 23 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references ans index
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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TL782
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Subjects:
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Rocket engines
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Rocket engines--History
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Description:
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This is a book about rocket science: what it is and what it does. From the earliest fireworks to nuclear-powered spacecraft, all you would ever want or need to know about the subject is here, along with a straightforward explanation of how, why and when things work--or sometimes don't.
the book begin with the history and workings of early terrestrial rocketry before moving onto the main subject of the book: how human get things into space and, on occasion, back again.
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Format :
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In print
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