Beyond Earth : our path to a new home in the planets
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Published
New York : Pantheon Books, [2016].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
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Roy & Helen Hall Memorial Library - Adult Nonfiction
629.455 WOH
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629.455 WOH
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Published
New York : Pantheon Books, [2016].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 311 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Citation/References
Kirkus Reviews,,October 01, 2016
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Library Journal,,October 01, 2016
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Publishers Weekly,,September 26, 2016
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Library Journal Prepub Alert,,May 23, 2016
Description
We are at the cusp of a golden age in space science, as increasingly more entrepreneursElon Musk, Richard Branson, Jeff Bezosare seduced by the commercial potential of human access to space. But Beyond Earth does not offer another wide-eyed technology fantasy: instead, it is grounded not only in the human capacity for invention and the appeal of adventure but also in the bureaucratic, political, and scientific realities that present obstacles to space travelrealities that have hampered NASAs efforts ever since the Challenger disaster. In Beyond Earth, Charles Wohlforth and Amanda R.Hendrix offer groundbreaking research and argue persuasively that not Mars, but Titana moon of Saturn with a nitrogen atmosphere, a weather cycle, and an inexhaustible supply of cheap energy, where we will even be able to fly like birds in the minimal gravitational fieldoffers the most realistic and thrilling prospect of life without support from Earth.(With 8 pages of color illustrations)
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wohlforth, C. (2016). Beyond Earth: our path to a new home in the planets (First edition.). Pantheon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wohlforth, Charles, 1963-. 2016. Beyond Earth: Our Path to a New Home in the Planets. Pantheon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wohlforth, Charles, 1963-. Beyond Earth: Our Path to a New Home in the Planets Pantheon Books, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wohlforth, Charles. Beyond Earth: Our Path to a New Home in the Planets First edition., Pantheon Books, 2016.
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