The Century of Space Science (Hardcover)

Foreword; L. Woltjer. Introduction: 1. The Century of Space Science; J.A.M. Bleeker, J. Geiss, M. Huber. The Beginnings: 2. The Space Age and the Origin of Space Research; A. Russo. 3. Enabling Technology for Space Transportation; E. Stuhlinger. The Early Epoch of Space Science: 4. The Cosmic Radiation; J.A. Simpson. 5. Magnetospheric Physics; J.A. Van Allen. 6. Barium Cloud Experiments in the Upper Atmosphere; R. Lust. 7. Alkali Metal Cloud Experiments in the Upper Atmosphere; J.-E. Blamont. 8. Early Solar Space Research; C. de Jager. 9. A History of the Solar Wind Concept; E.N. Parker. 10. The Terrestrial Planets at the Dawn of the Space Age; W.K. Hartmann. 11. The Moon before Apollo; J.R. Arnold. 12. From the Ionosphere to High Energy Astronomy: A Personal Experience; H. Friedman. 13. Early Ultraviolet Spectroscopy from Space; B.D. Savage. 14. The Early Days of Infrared Space Astronomy; M. Harwit. Fundamental Science in Space. Cosmology and Gravitational Physics: 15. Verification of General Relativity: Tests in the Solar System; K. Nordtvedt. 16. Verification of General Relativity: Strong Fields and Gravitational Waves; C.M. Will. 17. The Cosmological Constants; G.A. Tammann. 18. COBE, Dark Matter and Large-Scale Structure in the Universe; K.M. Gorski, A.J. Banday. 19. The Origin of the Light Elements in the Early Universe; H. Reeves.20. Gravitational Lensing; J. Surdej, J.-F. Claeskens. Extragalactic Astronomy: 21. Clusters of Galaxies; R. Mushotzky. 22. Gamma-Ray Bursts; R.A.M.J. Wijers. 23. Quasars; M.S. Elvis. 24. Blazars; G. Ghisellini. 25. X-ray and Infrared Properties of Normal Galaxies; G. Fabbiano, M.F. Kessler. The Milky Way: 26. The Hot Part of the Interstellar Medium; S.L. Snowden. 27. Space-Borne Observations of the Lifecycle of Interstellar Gas and Dust; E.F. van Dishoeck, A.G.G.M. Tielens. 28. The Interstellar Medium of Our Galaxy; P.C. Frisch. 29. Galactic Cosmic Rays; F.B. McDonald, V.S. Ptuskin. 30. Stellar Populations and Dynamics in the Milky Way Galaxy; G.F. Gilmore. 31. Pulsars and Isolated Neutron Stars; W. Becker, G. Pavlov. 32. Evolutionary Concepts of Binaries with Compact Objects; E.P.J. van den Heuvel. 33. White Dwarf Binaries; P.A. Charles. 34. Low Mass X-Ray Binaries; J. van Paradijs, M. van der Klis. 35. High-mass X-ray Binaries; N.E. White. 36. Black-hole Binaries; Y. Tanaka. 37. The Formation of Stars and Protoplanetary Disks; C. Waelkens. 38. High-energy Radiation from Outer Stellar Atmospheres; R. Pallavicini. 39. Mass Loss from Stars; J.P. Cassinelli. 40. Planetary Nebulae; S.R. Pottasch. 41. Supernovae and Supernovae Remnants; H. Tsunemi. The Solar System: 42. Accele