2009, ISBN: dab84bb8a712a0bbb66c314c3c227c12

This Book is in Good Condition. The Dust Jacket has Light Edgewear and noticeable Rubbing/Black Soiling to the Surface, making the Dust Jacket look Dirty, but No Tears, Creases, or Other … More...

This Book is in Good Condition. The Dust Jacket has Light Edgewear and noticeable Rubbing/Black Soiling to the Surface, making the Dust Jacket look Dirty, but No Tears, Creases, or Other Major Damage. The Hardcover Boards retain Sharp Corners with No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Binding is Strong, Intact, and Undamaged. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and has No Tears, Creases, Stains, Mold, or Any Major Damage. The Page Edges have Light Soiling but No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Other Major Damage. Despite the "Dirty" Dust Jacket, this is a Nice Book in Good Condition at a Great Price.Book Description:The launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 ushered in an exciting era of scientific and technological advancement. As television news anchors, radio hosts, and journalists reported the happenings of the American and the Soviet space programs to millions of captivated citizens, words that belonged to the worlds of science, aviation, and science fiction suddenly became part of the colloquial language. What's more, NASA used a litany of acronyms in much of its official correspondence in an effort to transmit as much information in as little time as possible. To translate this peculiar vocabulary, Paul Dickson has compiled the curious lingo and mystifying acronyms of NASA in an accessible dictionary of the names, words, and phrases of the Space Age. Aviators, fighter pilots, and test pilots coined the phrases "spam in a can" (how astronauts felt prelaunch as they sat in a tiny capsule atop a rocket booster); "tickety-boo" (things are fine), and "the Eagle has landed" (Neil Armstrong's famous quote when Apollo 11 landed on the Moon). This dictionary captures a broader foundation for language of the Space Age based on the historic principles employed by the Oxford English Dictionary and Webster's New Third International Dictionary. Word histories for major terms are detailed in a conversational tone, and technical terms are deciphered for the interested student and lay reader. This is a must-own reference for space history buffs., Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009, 2.75, New York: Plenum Press, 1957. Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Meeting of the AAS, November, 19587;a very good hardcover; an ex-library copy with usual markings; internally pages bright and clean; ---------- SATISFACTION GUARANTEED --------- FAST, COURTEOUS SERVICE ------ ALL ORDERS SHIPPED WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION; . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 6 x 9". Ex-Library., Plenum Press, 1957, 3<

1957, ISBN: dab84bb8a712a0bbb66c314c3c227c12

New York: Plenum Press, 1957. Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Meeting of the AAS, November, 19587;a very good hardcover; an ex-library copy with usual markings; internally pages bright … More...

New York: Plenum Press, 1957. Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Meeting of the AAS, November, 19587;a very good hardcover; an ex-library copy with usual markings; internally pages bright and clean; ---------- SATISFACTION GUARANTEED --------- FAST, COURTEOUS SERVICE ------ ALL ORDERS SHIPPED WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION; . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 6 x 9". Ex-Library., Plenum Press, 1957, 3<

1957, ISBN: dab84bb8a712a0bbb66c314c3c227c12

Hardcover

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Plenum Press, New York], SCIENCE, Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Meeting of the AAS, November, 19587;a very good hardcover; an ex-library copy with u… More...

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Plenum Press, New York], SCIENCE, Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Meeting of the AAS, November, 19587;a very good hardcover; an ex-library copy with usual markings; internally pages bright and clean; ---------- SATISFACTION GUARANTEED --------- FAST, COURTEOUS SERVICE ------ ALL ORDERS SHIPPED WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION; Size: 6 x 9"<