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It s ONLY Rocket Science

Lucy Rogers

  • Bindwijze: Paperback
  • Taal: en
  • Categorie: Mens & Maatschappij
  • ISBN: 9780387753775
An Introduction in Plain English
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Taal:en
Bindwijze:Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum:21 maart 2008
Aantal pagina's:350
Illustraties:Met illustraties
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Hoofdauteur:Lucy Rogers
Hoofdauteur:Lucy Rogers
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Editie:2008 ed.
Extra groot lettertype:Nee
Product breedte:165 mm
Product hoogte:2.40 cm
Product lengte:241 mm
Studieboek:Ja
Verpakking breedte:149 mm
Verpakking hoogte:24 mm
Verpakking lengte:214 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht:637 g
Overige kenmerken
Editie:2008 ed.
Extra groot lettertype:Nee
Product breedte:165 mm
Product hoogte:2.40 cm
Product lengte:241 mm
Studieboek:Ja
Verpakking breedte:149 mm
Verpakking hoogte:24 mm
Verpakking lengte:214 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht:637 g

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This is a brilliant explanation of the basics of space flight, from building the rocket to planning the mission and getting home again. Written by an engineer who is also an accomplished science writer, it covers the subject comprehensively, yet is almost entirely descriptive and non-mathematical.

"Well, it’s not rocket science, is it?"

How many times have you heard people use that expression when they mean something pretty simple? There are other areas of science and technology that are arguably more challenging than rocket science, but no other (perhaps apart from brain surgery) has entered mainstream English vocabulary as a byword for ‘difficult’.

But ‘hard to understand’ isn’t the same as ‘impossible to understand’, as Dr Lucy Rogers – who is herself currently working as a rocket scientist – shows in this book.

She describes, in everyday terms and entirely without complex math, just what is involved in launching something into space, to explore the universe beyond our small planet. If you want to understand the fundamentals of space flight, from how to leave the Earth – including the design of the rocket and vehicle, mission planning, navigation and communication – to life in space and the effects of weightlessness, begin your journey here.