The giant leap : mankind heads for the stars / Adrian Berry
1999, First Edition. London : Headline. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of L. P. Coomer with personalized bookplate to front pastedown. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 310 pages; Physical description. : 310 p. ; 24 cm. Subject: Space flight. Interplanetary voyages - Forecasting. Astronautics and civilization - Forecasting. Space sciences - Forecasting. Forecasting. Twenty-first century - Forecasts. Technological forecasting. Interstellar travel. Manned space flight. Outer space - Exploration. Summary: Within the next two centuries man will make the ultimate space voyage. People will leave this solar system and head out to the stars. This text shows why these voyages of colonisation will take place, how it will be possible to make them within a human lifetime, and why they will be profitable. Item #212702
ISBN: 074721977X
Price: €9.95