Corners of the Globe, The : A James Maxted Thriller
| Corners of the Globe, The : A James Maxted Thriller |
| Autore | Goddard Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | HighBridge Audio |
| Disciplina | 823/.914 |
| ISBN | 1-68168-452-7 |
| Formato | Musica |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Corners of the Globe, The |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155626003321 |
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Rockets : Two Classic Papers
| Rockets : Two Classic Papers |
| Autore | Goddard Robert |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Newburyport, : Dover Publications, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (162 p.) |
| Disciplina | 621 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GoddardRobert Hutchings <1882-1945.> |
| Collana | Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering |
| Soggetto topico |
Rocketry
Rockets (Aeronautics) Upper atmosphere Liquid propellant rockets |
| ISBN |
9781523125012
1523125012 9780486174341 0486174344 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright Page; PREFACE; Table of Contents; FOREWORD; A METHOD OF REACHING EXTREME ALTITUDES; PREFACE; A METHOD OF REACHING EXTREME ALTITUDES; A METHOD OF REACHING EXTREME ALTITUDES; PART I. THEORY; METHOD TO BE EMPLOYED; STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM; REDUCTION OF EQUATION TO THE SIMPLEST FORM; RIGOROUS SOLUTION FOR MINIMUM M AT PRESENT IMPOSSIBLE; SOLUTION OF THE MINIMUM PROBLEM BY AN APPROXIMATE METHOD; PART II. EXPERIMENTS; EFFICIENCY OF ORDINARY ROCKET; EXPERIMENTS IN AIR WITH SMALL STEEL CHAMBERS; EXPERIMENTS WITH LARGE CHAMBER; EXPERIMENTS IN VACUO; DISCUSSION OF RESULTS
DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONSCONCLUSIONS FROM EXPERIMENTS; SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ABOVE EXPERIMENTS AS REGARDS CONSTRUCTING A PRACTICAL APPARATUS; PART III. CALCULATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND EXPERIMENT; APPLICATION OF APPROXIMATE METHOD; VALUES OF THE QUANTITIES OCCURRING IN THE EQUATIONS; DIVISION OF THE ALTITUDE INTO INTERVALS; CALCULATION OF MINIMUM MASS FOR EACH INTERVAL; EXPLANATION OF TABLES V AND VI; CALCULATION OF MINIMUM MASS TO RAISE ONE POUND TO VARIOUS ALTITUDES IN THE ATMOSPHERE; CHECK ON APPROXIMATE METHOD OF CALCULATION; RECOVERY OF APPARATUS ON RETURN APPLICATIONS TO DAILY OBSERVATIONSCALCULATION OF MINIMUM MASS REQUIRED TO RAISE ONE POUND TO AN "INFINITE" ALTITUDE; SUMMARY; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX A - THEORY OF THE MOTION WITH DIRECT LIFT; APPENDIX B - THEORY OF THE DISPLACEMENTS FOR SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION; APPENDIX C - THEORY OF DIRECT-LIFT IMPULSE-METER; APPENDIX D - THEORY OF SPRING IMPULSE-METER; APPENDIX E - CHECK ON APPROXIMATE METHOD OF CALCULATION, FOR SMALL CHARGES FIRED IN RAPID SUCCESSION; APPENDIX F - PROOF THAT THE RETARDATION BETWEEN 500,000 FT. AND 1,000,000 FT. IS NEGLIGIBLE; APPENDIX G - PROBABILITY OF COLLISION WITH METEORS NOTESLIQUID-PROPELLANT ROCKET DEVELOPMENT; LIQUID-PROPELLANT ROCKET DEVELOPMENT; INTRODUCTION; THE ESTABLISHMENT IN NEW MEXICO; STATIC TESTS OF 1930-32; FLIGHTS DURING THE PERIOD 1930-32; RESUMPTION OF FLIGHTS IN NEW MEXICO; DEVELOPMENT OF STABILIZED FLIGHT; PENDULUM STABILIZER; GYROSCOPE STABILIZER; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT; CONCLUSION; A Biographical Note and Appreciation |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911006709003321 |
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