Experiments in the Principles of Space Travel

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From the front cover: "Space travel in inevitable. But space travel that envisages flight int distant star systems. that advocates easy landings and departures from our sister planets, that defies gravity and frictional force, is impractical and implausible. It is fiction -- nothing more. The purpose of this book is to enable the reader to differentiate between science and fiction, and provide a sound frame of reference for those who are interested in space travel, that they may evaluate the fiction they read and place it in its proper perspective. Certain basic laws of science underlie all rocket research and the development of space travel. This book explains these laws, clearly and graphically, by a series of experiments that can be performed with the simplest kind of equipment." Written for students 12 and up. Book and Dust Jacket stamped N. D. E. A. (National Defense Education Act (NDEA), U.S. federal legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower on September 2, 1958, that provided funding to improve American schools and to promote postsecondary education. The goal of the legislation was to enable the country's educational system to meet the demands posed by national security needs. Of particular concern was bolstering the United States' ability to compete with the Soviet Union in the areas of science and technology. . . . The criticism of American education, especially its public schools, increased immensely with the launching of Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite, by the Soviet Union in October 1957. Eisenhower, in his Message to Congress on January 27, 1958, called for matching educational programs with national defense needs and recommended the federal government play an important part in this activity. The NDEA was the result of the enlarged federal role in education.) Book is clean and tight. No library markings. Dust Jacket has some wear (chips, scrapes and a couple of missing pieces on spine) and is protected in a new Brodart cover. N° de ref. del artículo 011733

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