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Author : Patricia Lauber
Release : 1994
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 574/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Seeing Earth from Space by : Patricia Lauber
Download or read book Seeing Earth from Space written by Patricia Lauber. This book was released on 1994. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Frank White
Release : 1998
Genre : Nature
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 602/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Overview Effect by : Frank White
Download or read book The Overview Effect written by Frank White. This book was released on 1998. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using interviews with and writings by astronauts and cosmonauts, discusses how viewing the Earth from space and from the moon affect space explorers' perceptions of the world and humanity, and how those changes are likewise felt in contemporary society. The author views space exploration and eventual colonization as an inevitable step in the evolution of human society and consciousness, one which offers new perspectives on the problems facing us down here on Earth. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Tim Peake
Release : 2017-06-06
Genre : Photography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 761/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Hello, Is This Planet Earth? by : Tim Peake
Download or read book Hello, Is This Planet Earth? written by Tim Peake. This book was released on 2017-06-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 international bestseller: An astronaut's tour of our planet from the heavens, featuring 150 mesmerizing photographs (with commentary) from the International Space Station. During his six-month mission to the International Space Station, astronaut Tim Peake became the first British astronaut to complete a spacewalk -- and, perhaps more astonishingly, the first to run an entire marathon in space. During his historic mission, he captured hundreds of dazzling photographs, the very best of which are collected here. Tim captures the majesty of the cosmos and of the planet we call home: breath-taking aerial photos of the world's cities illuminated at night, the natural beauty of the northern lights, and unforgettable views of oceans, mountains, and deserts. Tim's lively stories about life in space appear alongside these photographs, including the tale from which the title is taken: his famous wrong number dialed from space, when he accidentally called a stranger and asked: "Hello, is this planet Earth?" With this truly unique perspective on the incredible sights of our planet, Tim demonstrates that while in space, hundreds of miles above his friends and family, he never felt closer to home.
Author : Christopher Potter
Release : 2017-09-07
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 242/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Earth Gazers by : Christopher Potter
Download or read book The Earth Gazers written by Christopher Potter. This book was released on 2017-09-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most beautiful and influential photographs ever made were of the whole earth seen from space. They were taken from the moon, almost as an afterthought, by the astronauts of the Apollo space programme. They inspired a generation to think more seriously about our responsibility for this tiny oasis in space, the 'blue marble' falling through empty darkness. This is a book about the long road to the capture of those unforgettable images. It is a history of the space programme and of the ways in which it transformed our view of the earth and changed the lives of the astronauts who walked in space and on the moon. It is the story of the often blemished visionaries who inspired that journey into space: Charles Lindbergh, Robert Goddard and Wernher Von Braun, and of the courageous pilots who were the first humans to escape the Earth's orbit.
Author : Benjamin Grant
Release : 2016-10-25
Genre : Photography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 668/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Overview by : Benjamin Grant
Download or read book Overview written by Benjamin Grant. This book was released on 2016-10-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning and unique collection of satellite images of Earth that offer an unexpected look at humanity, derived from the wildly popular Daily Overview Instagram project. Inspired by the “Overview Effect”—a sensation that astronauts experience when given the opportunity to look down and view the Earth as a whole—the breathtaking, high definition satellite photographs in OVERVIEW offer a new way to look at the landscape that we have shaped. More than 200 images of industry, agriculture, architecture, and nature highlight incredible patterns while also revealing a deeper story about human impact. This extraordinary photographic journey around our planet captures the sense of wonder gained from a new, aerial vantage point and creates a perspective of Earth as it has never been seen before.
