edwin kirschner (12 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 1/2" closed edge tear to front cover ; Paperback. 120 pp. B&W illustrations. Appendices, indices; Small 4to; 120 pages.

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. Fine copy in softcover. 4to. Pale blue spine with black titles.

Softcover, large format. Condizione: very good condition. Man's creative genius, his ability to make something new which never existed before, is exemplified by the inventions of the atmospheric balloon in 1783 and, more recently, the balloon satellites in space. - For more than 200 years, the atmospheric balloon had moved forward with notable success, linking the early heritage of adventurous pioneers to space technology of the future. - AEROSPACE BALLOONS portrays the development and progress of the balloon, from its early period on into the Twentieth Century when there was an upsurge in military, sport and high-altitude scientific ballooning. The rapid pace in the advancement of balloon technology now includes inflatable space structures erected outside our atmosphere, like the ECHO satellites. - Numerous achievements are covered, from Archimedes, the discoverer of the buoyancy principle, or the great balloon pioneers, to Joe Kittinger's solo balloon flight across the Atlantic Ocean. - Today, balloon technology includes designs of varying forms and types used in the atmosphere and space. Some of them were produced by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) scientists for the U.S. space program. Then, there were the scientific balloons emerging after the second World War and its many fascinating programs which underpinned the United States entry into the space race: and onto their present developments and Potentials still being unfolded. - Accounts of hot-air and gas ballooning developments, its design and operations, and achievements are likewise related in the context of aerospace balloons as a whole. - A wealth of interesting photographs are found throughout the book. 120 p. many illustrations.

Condizione: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Couverture souple. Condizione: Bon. ** France : Par défaut Livraison STANDARD en Relais Colis / PRIORITAIRE : Livraison à domicile ** Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers, Inc., 1985. 8vo, pictorial Soft cover, 120 pp. Appendix, index. Well illustrated with b/w pictures and drawings. The book portrays the development and progress of the balloon, from early period to 20th century when there was an upsurge in military, sport and high-altitude scientific ballooning. A good copy. - ISBN 0816809518. Livre.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First edition. Slim quarto. 80pp. Ex-library with usual markings, tape shadows on flyleaves, boards and spine, abrasions on rear fly from partial removal of pocket, about very good in a good only dust jacket with labels on the spine, chips and tears, and heavy soiling.

Condizione: New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. inscribed by author, withdrawn stamp of institutional library on fep. Inscribed by Author(s).

Grey cloth with blue title to spine, 80pp illus, VG (light wear to board extrems, moderate browning to pastedowns, sl foxing to ep's) in d/w VG (moderate foxing to covers and browning to spine, small tears and chipping to edges and spine extrems).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good.

Condizione: Good. INSCRIBED! Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1957. 4to hardcover. 80pp. B/W photos. Inscribed by the author Edwin J. Kirschner on front endpage. Good book and Fair dust jacket. (airships flight) Inquire if you need further information.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Scarce. 1957 First Edition published by the University of Illinois (Urbana). Original dust jacket. DJ has a few tears at the top that have been taped from the inside. Book is in excellent condition, but does have an old address label of the former owner on the front end paper. Otherwise, almost pristine. Historic. (BR) Box 335.