Neil Comins: The Traveler's Guide to Space

Cover: 9780231219020 | The Traveler's Guide to Space | Neil Comins | Taschenbuch | Englisch

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Beschreibung

An inside look at the experience of space travel and the destinations we may one day visit as space tourists.

Über den Autor

Neil F. Comins is professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Maine. His books include Discovering the Universe (eleventh edition, 2019); What If the Earth Had Two Moons? And Nine Other Thought-Provoking Speculations on the Solar System (2010); Heavenly Errors: Misconceptions About the Real Nature of the Universe (Columbia, 2003); and What If the Moon Didn't Exist? Voyages to Earths That Might Have Been (1993).

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Part I: Preparing for Space
1. Science and the Solar System Over Easy
2. Brief Descriptions of Journeys Through Space
3. Preparing for Your Trip
4. Training for Space Travel
Part II: Adjusting to Space
5. Launch!
6. Adjustments During the First Few Days
7. Long-Term Physical Adjustments to Space
8. Getting Along in Space: Psychological and Sociological Aspects of Space Travel
Part III: Making the Most of Experiences in Space
9. Experiences by Destination
Part IV: Home! Sweet? Home?
10. Emigrating to Mars or Returning to Earth
Appendix: Powers of Ten
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2024
Fachbereich:	Astronomie
Genre:	Importe , Physik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13:	9780231219020
ISBN-10:	0231219024
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Comins, Neil
Hersteller:	Columbia University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	152 x 229 x 21 mm
Von/Mit:	Neil Comins
Erscheinungsdatum:	22.10.2024
Gewicht:	0,438 kg