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This New Ocean : The Story of the First Space Age
by Burrows, William E
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition (ex-library)/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0679445218
- ISBN 13
- 9780679445210
- Seller
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Synopsis
William E. Burrows has reported on aviation and space for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and the Richmond Times-Dispatch. He has had articles in The New York Times Magazine, Foreign Affairs, The Sciences, and other publications and is a contributing editor for Air & Space/Smithsonian. He is also the author of seven previous books, including Deep Black, the award-winning classic work on spying from space. Mr. Burrows is a professor of journalism at New York University and the founder and director of its graduate Science and Environmental Reporting Program. From the Hardcover edition.
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- Seller
- Great Southern Books
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 3220
- Title
- This New Ocean : The Story of the First Space Age
- Author
- Burrows, William E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition (ex-library)
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0679445218
- ISBN 13
- 9780679445210
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- BZDB137 Astronautics, Outer space--Exploration, history, space race, soviet union, united states, sputnik, apollo, ISBN: 0679445218 EAN: 9780679445210 Burrows, William E. This New Ocean : The Story of the First Space Age
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