THE MYSTERIOUS SKY. by Del Rey, Lester (1915-1993)

THE MYSTERIOUS SKY. by Del Rey, Lester (1915-1993) < >

THE MYSTERIOUS SKY.

Edition: First printing.

Philadelphia: Chilton Books, (1964) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which focuses on the wonders to be found in the skies."The chapters move through space with sections devoted to meteorites, the moon, the sun, the Milky Way, etc. Synthesizing known information and speculating on the many unanswered questions that confront man's invasion of space, . . [he] includes attention-holding material of bizarre experiments that border on the realm of science fiction, such as the possibility of life on Mars and beyond, as well as Project Ozma's record of radio signals from outer space. There is an excellent chapter on the contributions of photography to the study of astronomy and thumbnail sketches of the innovators and theoreticians in astronomy are included throughout the book." (Kirkus) Illustrated with photographs. Index. 183 pp.

Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings. The dust jacket has been pasted onto the endpapers, price-clipped.

Book ID: 83661
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