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The planet Mars: a history of observation & discovery / William Sheehan

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 1996.Description: x, 270p. ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780816516414
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 523.43
Contents:
Motions of Mars -- Pioneers -- "A situation similar to ours" -- Areographers -- 1877 -- Confirmations and controversies -- Lowell -- How the eye interprets -- Opposition 1909 -- The lingering romance -- Spacecraft to Mars -- Mariner 9 -- Vikings, and beyond -- The hurtling moons of Mars -- Observing Mars.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-260) and index.

Motions of Mars -- Pioneers -- "A situation similar to ours" -- Areographers -- 1877 -- Confirmations and controversies -- Lowell -- How the eye interprets -- Opposition 1909 -- The lingering romance -- Spacecraft to Mars -- Mariner 9 -- Vikings, and beyond -- The hurtling moons of Mars -- Observing Mars.

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