AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS by Hoff, N. J. and W. G. Vincenti (eds) reviewed by Frederick I. Ordway III

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AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS

by Hoff, N. J. and W. G. Vincenti (eds)

New York, 1960: Pergamon Press, Inc., 468 pages, $12.00

The Proceedings of the Durant Centennial Conference, the book forms part of the "International Series of Aeronautical Science and Space Flight." Among the contributions are "Transient Temperatures and Thermal Vibrations in Space Structures," "Recent Trends in the Mechanics of Highly Rarefied Gases," "Rapid Evaluation of Radiant Heating during Re-Entry into the Atmosphere," "Radar Astronomy," "Plasma Dynamics," "On the Motion and Ablation of Meteoric Bodies," and "Observation Requirements for Precision Orbit Determination."


Extracted from the 1962 Publication Annotated Bibliography of Space Science and Technology with an Astronomical Supplement - A History of Astronautical Book Literature 1931 - 1961. by Frederick I. Ordway III