Biel-Bienne, Laubscher & Cie, no date. 4to. 224 pp. Illustrated. Publisher?s green cloth with gilt titles on spine and front board. Owner's signature on front pastedown. Published by the Swiss Astronautical Society by order of the International Astronautical Federation. An interesting collection of scientific lectures from the childhood of space exploration, which, with the exception of a couple of French contributions, were held in English and German. Among the contributions are ?Zur Thermodynamik von Arbeitsgasen f�r Atomraketen?, by Irene S�nger-Bredt, ?Zum problem der K�hlung von Atomraketen bei Verwendung thermonuklearer Reaktionen?, by H. J. Kaeppeler, ?Earth scanning techniques for a small orbital rocket vehicle?, by Kurt R. Stehling, ?The application of radio interferometry to the guidance of interplanetary rockets?, by Marcel J. E. Golay, ?Fabrication of the orbital-vehicle?, by A. E. Dixon, K. W. Gatland and A. M. Kunesch, ?A minimum orbital instrumented satellite - now?, by S. F. Singer, ?Zur Frage der Orientierung im schwerefreien Zustand?, by Siegfried Gerathewohl and ?We need a coordinated space program? by Wernher von Braun.

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Title: Space-Flight Problems. Being a Complete Collection of all Lectures Held at the Fourth Astronomical Congress, Z�rich, 1953. Probleme der Weltraumforschung. Vollst�ndige Sammlung der am IV. Internationalen Astronautischen Kongress 1953 in Z�rich gehaltenen Fachvortr�ge. Probl�mes d'astronautique. Recueil complet des travaux scientifiques pr�sent�s lors du IVe Congr�s International d'Astronomique 1953 � Z�rich. Published by the Swiss Astronautical Society by order of the International ...
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Book Type: Hardcover / Hardback

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