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BL
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649112
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dltt
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| Main Entry
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Sevigny, Melissa L.,1986-
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| Title & Author
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Under desert skies : : how Tucson mapped the way to the Moon and planets /\ Melissa L. Sevigny
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x, 172 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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9781941451045
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: 1941451047
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-165) and index
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| Contents
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Prologue -- Part 1. Arrival -- Part 2. Target Moon -- Part 3. Teaching -- Part 4. Voyages -- Part 5. Returning -- Epilogue : worlds beyond
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| Abstract
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"The book tells the story of how an upstart planetary laboratory in Tucson, the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL), would help create the field of planetary science, breaking free from traditional astronomical techniques to embrace a wide range of disciplines necessary to study planets"--Provided by publisher
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| Subject
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University of Arizona.-- History
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Planetary science-- History
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| Dewey Classification
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559.9
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| LC Classification
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QB501.S45 2016
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