1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910796022803321

Autore

Sevigny Melissa L. <1986->

Titolo

Under Desert Skies : How Tucson Mapped the Way to the Moon and Planets / / Melissa L. Sevigny

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tucson : , : Sentinel Peak, , 2016

Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-8165-3381-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 p.)

Disciplina

559.9

Soggetti

Planetary science - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Prologue -- Part 1. Arrival -- Part 2. Target Moon -- Part 3. Teaching -- Part 4. Voyages -- Part 5. Returning -- Epilogue : worlds beyond.

Sommario/riassunto

"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.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910557800703321

Autore

Takewaki Izuru

Titolo

Innovative Methodologies for Resilient Buildings and Cities

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frontiers Media SA, 2019

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (135 p.)

Soggetti

Civil engineering, surveying and building

Environmental science, engineering and technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact