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Comins Neil F. <1951-> |
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The traveler's guide to space : for one-way settlers and round-trip tourists / / Neil F. Comins |
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New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2017 |
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©2017 |
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1 online resource (296 pages) |
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Columbia scholarship online |
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Space flight - Physiological effect |
Manned space flight |
Electronic books. |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 2017. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Preparing for Space -- 1. Science and The Solar System Over Easy -- 2. Brief Descriptions of Journeys Through Space -- 3. Preparing for Your Trip -- 4. Training for Space Travel -- Part II: Adjusting to Space -- 5. Launch! -- 6. Adjustments During The First Few Days -- 7. Long-Term Physical Adjustments to Space -- 8. Getting Along in Space: Psychological and Sociological Aspects of Space Travel -- Part III: Making The Most of Experiences in Space -- 9. Experiences by Destination -- Part IV: Home! Sweet? Home? -- 10. Emigrating to Mars or Returning to Earth -- Appendix: Powers of Ten -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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If you have ever wondered about space travel, now you have the opportunity to understand it more fully than ever before. Traveling into space and even emigrating to nearby worlds may soon become part of the human experience. Scientists, engineers, and investors are working hard to make space tourism and colonization a reality. As astronauts can attest, extraterrestrial travel is incomparably thrilling. To make the most of the experience requires serious physical and mental adaptations in virtually every aspect of life, from eating to intimacy. Everyone who goes into space sees Earth and life on it from a profoundly different perspective than they had before liftoff. |
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Astronomer and former NASA/ASEE scientist Neil F. Comins has written the go-to book for anyone interested in space exploration. He describes the wonders that travelers will encounter-weightlessness, unparalleled views of Earth and the cosmos, and the opportunity to walk on another world-as well as the dangers: radiation, projectiles, unbreathable atmospheres, and potential equipment failures. He also provides insights into specific trips to destinations including suborbital flights, space stations, the Moon, asteroids, comets, and Mars-the top candidate for colonization. Although many challenges are technical, Comins outlines them in clear language for all readers. He synthesizes key issues and cutting-edge research in astronomy, physics, biology, psychology, and sociology to create a complete manual for the ultimate voyage. |
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UNISA996670978503316 |
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COVINI, Maria Nadia |
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Ludovico Maria Sforza : [la scalata al potere del Moro e gli splendori della corte milanese a fine Quattrocento] / Maria Nadia Covini |
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Sforza, Ludovico Maria <detto il Moro ; 1452-1508> |
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Ludovico Maria Sforza detto “il Moro” (1452-1508) fu un personaggio di primo piano nella politica e nella cultura del suo tempo. La scalata al potere dello Sforza, la sua personalità e i suoi progetti in campo culturale e artistico sono all’origine dello splendore della corte milanese a fine Quattrocento. Da cadetto destinato a un profilo politico minore, diventò il settimo duca di Milano grazie a una strategia abile, paziente e talvolta spregiudicata, rimuovendo insidie e ostacoli provenienti da molti avversari e nemici. Tra coloro che cercarono di |
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chiudere la strada alle sue ambizioni, l’ultimo e fatale fu Luigi di Orléans, che nel 1495 lo contrastò in Lombardia e nel 1500, diventato re di Francia, lo sconfisse e lo relegò in una prigione presso Tours, dove restò fino alla fine dei suoi giorni. (Fonte: editore) |
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