Space

by Patrick Moore, H.J.P. Arnold

"Space: The First Fifty Years" chronicles the amazing advances and discoveries made during the momentous last half century, including the first manned spaceflight and first man in orbit, the first unmanned landing on the moon, the first craft to leave the Earth's orbit, the manned moon landings, the advent of the Space Shuttle, and the first probes to Mars, Venus and the outer planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. All written with Patrick Moore's trademark clarity, simplicity, passion, and authority, and illustrated with the finest space photography, this book captures the drama, scale, majesty, and minutiae of the Universe. Also includes a foreword by Buzz Aldrin, and a countdown of the 50 Greatest Ever Space Images as chosen by the late space photography expert HJP Arnold, to whom this book stands as a tribute.

Genres: Science, Astronomy

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author with this name.

Sir Alfred Patrick Caldwell-Moore, CBE, Hon FRS, FRAS, known as Patrick Moore, was an English amateur astronomer, who is the most well known English promoter of astronomy. Moore wrote numerous books on the subject, as well as make public, television and radio appearances, over the course of his long life. He is credited as having done more than any other to raise the profile of astronomy among the British general public.

Reviews

[Sherry Scheline · Rating 5 out of 5]

The pictures in this book are incredible. I am so in love with the planet Saturn!

[Tapani Aulu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Upeita, näyttäviä kuvia suurilla sivuilla ovat herkkua avaruus- ja tähtitiedeharrastajalle. Tekstitkin ovat päteviä, mutta jäävät kuvien varjoon vähän kylkiäisiksi. Historiakirjana toimii hyvin, eikä edes harmita, että vähän jää kesken (kirja on siis 10 vuotta vanha).