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Grant H. Heiken, David T. Vaniman, Bevan M. French (Editors)
LUNAR SOURCEBOOK: A User's Guide to the Moon
New York: Cambridge University Press, 1991.
[3 unnumbered leaves]+[xix]+[1-736]+[8 leaves with 15 full page plates]+[4 end leaves]. Complete.
101/4 x 71/2 inches
Near Fine condition with light edge wear. A beautiful copy.
From the Introduction:
'The Lunar Sourcebook, a concisely presented collection of data gathered during the American and Soviet missions, is an accessible and complete one-volume reference encyclopedia of current scientific and technical information about the Moon. This book provides a thorough introduction to lunar studies and a summary of current information about the nature of the lunar environment. It explores the formation and evolution of the Moon's surface, the chemical and mineralogical nature of lunar rocks and soils, and the current state of scientific knowledge about the nature, origin, and history of the Moon.
The book is written and edited by scientists active in every field of lunar research, all of whom are veterans of the Apollo program. The contributors of from universities, national laboratories, industry, and NASA.'
$250.00
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