The view from space

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SCIENCE
The View From Spice
PHOTOGRAPlilé EXPLORATION^. i^E PLANETS MEBTON E. DAVIES ançlBfÎUCE C. MURRAY
"Space iaínlrinsically rémote apd^Jmpe^nal. Yet the Interaction of the human mind and spirit with space can be intensely pej^soT®! and intimate and truly constitutes a unique aspect of the twentieth-centur^ human^-e'ÄperieMe. This book is an attempt to communicate widely theVyision, difficulties, hopeé, and frustrations Which have characterized the first decade of space exploration by-photography and to lise this collective experience as a basis for charting a course through the next decade and beyond."—from the authors' preface to The View, from Space ,
"This book is a comprehensive description' for the general reader of what has been learned .from TV and photographic exploration of the planets—the earth, moon, and Mars—with intriguing suggestions of mysteries that d&ight be uncovered in similar explorations of Venus, Mercury, and the other planets. The wealth of... Tovább

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SCIENCE
The View From Spice
PHOTOGRAPlilé EXPLORATION^. i^E PLANETS MEBTON E. DAVIES ançlBfÎUCE C. MURRAY
"Space iaínlrinsically rémote apd^Jmpe^nal. Yet the Interaction of the human mind and spirit with space can be intensely pej^soT®! and intimate and truly constitutes a unique aspect of the twentieth-centur^ human^-e'ÄperieMe. This book is an attempt to communicate widely theVyision, difficulties, hopeé, and frustrations Which have characterized the first decade of space exploration by-photography and to lise this collective experience as a basis for charting a course through the next decade and beyond."—from the authors' preface to The View, from Space ,
"This book is a comprehensive description' for the general reader of what has been learned .from TV and photographic exploration of the planets—the earth, moon, and Mars—with intriguing suggestions of mysteries that d&ight be uncovered in similar explorations of Venus, Mercury, and the other planets. The wealth of infdrrpation set forth is galted by the authors' sometimes pungent comments on how pakt explorations .tnight have been better—and how future planning might be improved. An. invaluable, summary of ap exciting period' in the
history of human exploration."—Lee A. DuBridge
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"The View from Space is chock full ,bi solid substance for the serious student of space photography yet has an historical vein ?nd' a pleasant conversational style .that reveal the working point-of-view of experts in space science better than any book I know. Timely, authoritative, and well illustrated."—Jamfes A. Van Allen
"A section on arms control by reconnaissance satellite also serves as a reminder that space-borne carneras can not only tell us about other worlds; they may help Us to save our own— whose umqueness becomes more and mote apparent with every new discovery."—Arthur C. Clarke
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS
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