Philip's Atlas of Exploration - Rilegato

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0540082155 ISBN 13: 9780540082155

Casa editrice: Philip's, 2006

Riassunto

Aimed at both geography students and general readers, this reference to the history of exploration extends from its earliest beginnings to the sophisticated scientific expeditions of today. It traces the journeys of the great discoverers, recording their achievements and examining their motives: the desire for land, wealth and fame, missionary zeal, political and cultural empire-buiding, scientific enquiry or simple curiosity. Biographical details of many of the explorers, geographers and cartographers are included, with a time chart summarizing the history of exploration over the past 500 years. This second edition looks beyond the confines of Earth to the universe and the exploration of space, describing the exploits of the first astronauts and the manned lunar landings, with details of unmanned missions to explore neighbouring planets in our Solar System. It also looks at stars and galaxies and discusses the secrets of black holes and other celestial phenomena.

Su questo libro

Descrizione del libro:

This is a fascinating and authoritative reference to the history of exploration.

L'autore:

Former director of the RGS and best-selling author of 'Conquest of the Incas'

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Philip's
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0540082155
• ISBN 13: 9780540082155
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 256