太空,最终的阵地,千百年来一直吸引着人类的想象力。本书作者曾写过对于普通读者都是深入浅出的一些太空和天文学的书籍。这本百科全书则提供了当前的官方的信息。包括了按字母表排列的约3000个条目,长度从一个简单的句子到长达数页的文章。例如:Alvarez、LuisWalter,阿波罗项目,太空猩猩、大爆炸理论、Collins, EileenMarie;哥白尼、尼古拉斯、宇宙论、外星文明;美国国家太阳天文台、射电天文学、空间机器人、火箭技术;太阳、不明飞行物、旅行者号探测器。还有除基本要素外的15篇特别文章。我们已经了解,正如诗人所咏叹的,我们是由星际尘埃组成;沃尔特迪士尼将太空旅行的理念大众化;卫星就是天空中的电话交换台。地球上的人们于20世纪中期开始就无意识的向星系泄露了无线电波的信号。
中文名: 空间和天文学百科全书
原名: Encyclopedia of Space and Astronomy
作者: joseph a. angelo, jr.
目录:
Acknowledgments
vi
Introduction
vii
Entries A–Z
1
Feature Essays:
“We Are Made of Stardust”
5
“Moon Bases and the Third Millennium”
36
“The Ballistic Missile—A Revolution In Warfare”
73
“Cape Canaveral: The American Stairway to the Stars”
108
“Hazards of Space Travel”
123
“Switchboards in the Sky”
141
“Will It Rain on My Parade?”
396
“Reaching Beyond the Solar System”
455
“Role of the Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG)
in Space Exploration”
486
“Space Technology and National Security”
490
“Space-Age Archaeology”
499
“Space-Age Guardian Angels”
534
“Consequences of Interstellar Contact”
536
“Mariner: The Family of NASA Spacecraft that Changed Our
Understanding of the Inner Solar System”
604
“Cosmic Consequences of Space Exploration”
619
Appendixes:
Appendix I
Further Reading
669
Appendix II
Exploring Cyberspace
670
Appendix III
A Chronology of Space and Astronomy
672
Appendix IV
Planetary Data
691
Appendix V
How Planets, Moons, Asteroids, Comets, and Interesting Celestial Objects
and Planetary Surface Features Are Named
693
Index
706