| Title: | It's only rocket science : an introduction in plain English |
| Authors: | Lucy Rogers, Author |
| Material Type: | eBook |
| Publisher: | New York, NY : Springer, 2008 |
| Series: | Astronomers' universe |
| ISBN / ISSN / EAN : | 978-0-387-75377-5 |
| Format: | 1 online resource (xiv, 350 p.) / ill. (some col.) |
| Bibliography note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-328) and index |
| Languages: | English |
| Class number: | TL1050 |
| Subjects: | Astrodynamics--Popular works ; Rockets (Aeronautics)--Popular works ; Space flight--Popular works |
| Contents note: | Introduction -- Rockets and spacecraft -- Space missions -- Movement in three dimensions -- Propulsion systems -- Navigation in three dimensions -- Communication -- Humans in space -- Observing satellites -- Where to go -- The future -- Appendix A : Orbital elements -- Appendix B : Coordinate systems -- Appendix C : Web site address -- Appendix D : Practical information for observing satellites |
| Format : | Online |
| Permalink: | https://isulibrary.isunet.edu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=9393 |
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