GUIDE TO THE SPACE AGE by Besserer, C. W., and H. C. Besserer reviewed by Frederick I. Ordway III

From The Space Library

GUIDE TO THE SPACE AGE

by Besserer, C. W., and H. C. Besserer

New York, 1959: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 320 pages, $7.95

The book presents a glossary of missile, rocket, astronautic, astronomical, and related terms. There are over 5,000 entries. Definitions are clear, concise and accurate, and there is good referencing. Basic technical terms, missile-rocket-astronautics terms, common abbreviations, slang, and short vehicle descriptions are included.

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