MANUAL OF ROCKETS AND SATELLITES 1958: by Berkner, L. V. (ed) reviewed by Frederick I. Ordway III

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MANUAL OF ROCKETS AND SATELLITES 1958:

by Berkner, L. V. (ed)

New York, 1958: Pergamon Press, Inc., 508 pages, $25.00

This is the sixth volume of the "Annals of the International Geophysical Year," and concentrates on research rocketry and the use of artificial satellites for geophysical and astrophysical research. Chapter 2 on the IGY Rocket Program is divided by nation: Australia, Canada, France, Japan, USSR, United Kingdom and the USA. Chapter 3 deals with the IGY Earth Satellite Program, and treats general satellite information, the USSR program, and the USA program, as well as other national support (e.g. tracking) programs. Chapter 4 covers the CSAGI conferences and World Data Centers, and Chapter 5 offers a bibliography from the Russian "Uspekhi fizicheskikh nauk." There are two appendices, references, and an index.


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

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