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" Satellites / "
Joseph A. Angelo, Jr.
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BL
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1014023
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b768393
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| Main Entry
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Angelo, Joseph A.
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| Title & Author
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Satellites /\ Joseph A. Angelo, Jr.
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| Publication Statement
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New York, NY :: Facts on File,, ©2006.
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| Series Statement
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Facts on File science library
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Frontiers in space
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xv, 320 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm.
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0816057729
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: 9780816057726
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-306) and index.
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| Contents
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From Sputnik 1 to Aura -- How a satellite works -- Satellites come in all sizes and shapes -- Military satellites -- Weather satellites -- Communications satellites -- Navigation satellites -- Satellites as scientific observatories -- Fundamentals of remote sensing -- Earth-observing spacecraft -- Earth system science and global change -- Conclusion -- Chronology -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Index.
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| Abstract
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Contains essays that examine significant people, events, discoveries, collaborations, and experiments related to the development and use of satellites, and includes an extensive chronology, photographs and illustrations, and a glossary.
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Artificial satellites.
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Artificial satellites.
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| Dewey Classification
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629.46
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TL796.A54 2006
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