Gehrels Tom Editor (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Printing. 1300 pages with index and Glossary. Illus. with Figures and Tables. There is a small amount of yellow highlighting in the text. Binding tight, no tears. Very heavy book (over 4 pounds) will require additional postage for shipment out of the US.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Univ. of Arizona Press, copyright 1978. First edition of this title. Hardcover, 9-1/4 inches tall, viii + 756 numbered pages including glossary, acknowledgements, and index, illustrated with figures (of which a few are photos). This copy in overall very good condition. Clean, unmarked text. No underlining or marginal notes. Firm binding, no loose pages. Basically sound and sturdy. Although there have been several later editions of this work, the first edition may have historical and/or sentimental value for collectors. More info on request.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Looks almost new, text is unmarked.

Illustrated Boards. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Texbook aimed at graduate students, with contributions from 60 collaborating authors. 1181pp with index, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, diagrams and maps. Backward lean to spine, binding a little slack and minor marking to lower page corners, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage may be required for Air Mail shipping. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Second Printing. 1181 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in paper-covered boards. Rubbed along the edges and to the boards. Text block edges have foxing. Moisture damage to top of the text block has caused rippling and some dampstaining, heaviest to front and rear ends. A collection of individually authored, scientific papers about asteroids. First issued in 1979. Part of the Space Science series from this publisher. The book is heavy and may require extra shipping costs. Please enquire.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1300 pages. 9.50x6.50x2.75 inches. In Stock.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First Printing [Stated]. xiii, [1], 1300, [4] pages. Figures. Formulae, Tables. References. Appendix. Glossary. Index. Decorative front and back cover. This is part of the Space Science Series. Among the sections are: Small Bodies; Searches, Orbit Determination, an Prediction; NEO Populations and Impact Flux; Physical Properties; Space Exploration; Effects of NEO Impact; Hazard Mitigation, and Considerations for Future Work. The topics addressed include, in part: Near-Earth Object Interception, Groundbased Search, Warning Times, Earth-crossing Asteroids, Comets, Crater Size, Human Exploration, Hypervelocity Impact, Asteroid Explosion, Tsunami, Mass extinctions, Chicxulub Impact, Deflection, Fragmentation, Terminal Intercept, Space Launch Vehicles, Nuclear Thermal Propulsion, Interplanetary Collision, and The Lesson of Grand Forks. Anton M.J. "Tom" Gehrels (February 21, 1925 - July 11, 2011) was a Dutch-American astronomer, Professor of Planetary Sciences, and Astronomer at the University of Arizona, Tucson. Gehrels pioneered the first photometric system of asteroids in the 1950s, and wavelength dependence of polarization of stars and planets in the 1960s, each resulting in an extended sequence of papers in the Astronomical Journal. He was Principal Investigator for the Imaging Photopolarimeter experiment on the Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 first flybys of Jupiter and Saturn in the 1970s. Gehrels initiated the Space Science Series of textbooks, was General Editor for the first 30 volumes of the University of Arizona Press, and set the style by participating in the editing of six of them. In 1993, the U.S. Department of Defense declassified information dealing with frequent explosions in the upper atmosphere caused by meteoric impact. It is estimated that impacts have occurred of a magnitude equivalent to the atomic bomb detonated at Hiroshima. Not all such space voyagers meet their end in the atmosphere, however; huge craters attest to the bombardment of earth over millions of years, and a major impact may have resulted in the extinction of dinosaurs. An impact in Siberia near the beginning of this century proves that such events are not confined to geologic time. Hazards Due to Comets and Asteroids marks a significant step in the attempt to come to grips with the threats posed by such phenomena. It brings together more than one hundred scientists from around the world, who draw on observational and theoretical research to focus on the technical problems related to all aspects of dealing with these hazards: searching for and identifying hazardous comets and asteroids; describing their statistics and characteristics; intercepting and altering the orbits of dangerous objects; and applying existent technologies, rocket boosters, rendezvous and soft-landing techniques, instrumentation, to such missions. The book considers defensive options for diverting or disrupting an approaching body, including solar sails, kinetic-energy impacts, nuclear explosives, robotic mass drivers, and various propulsion systems. A cataclysmic impact posing a threat to life on Earth is a possibility that tomorrow's technology is capable of averting. This book examines in depth the reality of the threat and proposes practical measures that can be initiated now should we ever need to deal with it.…

Hard cover. Condition: Very good. Unabridged. 1258 p. Space Science.

Hard cover. Condition: Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Space Science. Audience: General/trade.

Hard cover. Condition: Very good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Space Science. Audience: General/trade.