Download or read book To a Distant Day written by Chris Gainor and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ?Insightful, instructive, and definitely worth the read.??Greg Andres, Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada ?As someone who has been teaching a course on space exploration for many years and has visited most of NASA's space centers, I have found plenty of new and valuable material in To a Distant Day. . . . I recommend the book to all who wish to know more about the conditions, people, and discoveries between 1890 and 1960 that led to the space age.??Pangratios Papacosta, Physics Today Although the dream of flying is as old as the human imagination, the notion of rocketing into space may have originated with Chinese gunpowder experiments during the Middle Ages. Rockets as both weapons and entertainment are examined in this engaging history of how human beings acquired the ability to catapult themselves into space. Chris Gainor's irresistible narrative introduces us to pioneers such as Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Robert Goddard, and Hermann Oberth, who pointed the way to the cosmos by generating the earliest wave of international enthusiasm for space exploration. It shows us German engineer Wernher von Braun creating the V-2, the first large rocket, which, though opening the door to space, failed utterly as the ?wonder weapon? it was meant to be. From there Gainor follows the space race to the Soviet Union and the United States, giving us a close look at the competitive hysteria that led to Sputnik, satellites, space probes, and?finally?human flight into space in 1961. As much a story of cultural ambition and personal destiny as of scientific progress and technological history, To a Distant Day offers a complete and thoroughly compelling account of humanity's determined efforts?sometimes poignant, sometimes amazing, sometimes mad?to leave the earth behind.
Download or read book To a Distant Day written by Chris Gainor and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Insightful, instructive, and definitely worth the read."--Greg Andres, Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada "As someone who has been teaching a course on space exploration for many years and has visited most of NASA's space centers, I have found plenty of new and valuable material in To a Distant Day. . . . I recommend the book to all who wish to know more about the conditions, people, and discoveries between 1890 and 1960 that led to the space age."--Pangratios Papacosta, Physics Today Although the dream of flying is as old as the human imagination, the notion of rocketing into space may have originated with Chinese gunpowder experiments during the Middle Ages. Rockets as both weapons and entertainment are examined in this engaging history of how human beings acquired the ability to catapult themselves into space. Chris Gainor's irresistible narrative introduces us to pioneers such as Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Robert Goddard, and Hermann Oberth, who pointed the way to the cosmos by generating the earliest wave of international enthusiasm for space exploration. It shows us German engineer Wernher von Braun creating the V-2, the first large rocket, which, though opening the door to space, failed utterly as the "wonder weapon" it was meant to be. From there Gainor follows the space race to the Soviet Union and the United States, giving us a close look at the competitive hysteria that led to Sputnik, satellites, space probes, and--finally--human flight into space in 1961. As much a story of cultural ambition and personal destiny as of scientific progress and technological history, To a Distant Day offers a complete and thoroughly compelling account of humanity's determined efforts--sometimes poignant, sometimes amazing, sometimes mad--to leave the earth behind.
Download or read book Letters to a Young Poet written by Rainer Maria Rilke and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2021-04-14 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential reading for scholars, poetry lovers, and anyone with an interest in Rainer Maria Rilke, German poetry, or the creative impulse, these ten letters of correspondence between Rilke and a young aspiring poet reveal elements from the inner workings of his own poetic identity. The letters coincided with an important stage of his artistic development and readers can trace many of the themes that later emerge in his best works to these messages—Rilke himself stated these letters contained part of his creative genius.
Download or read book Present Lessons from Distant Days written by Wayland Hoyt and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Download or read book The Distant Hours written by Kate Morton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edie Burchill visits Milderhurst Castle where her mother stayed during World War II, discovering the three elderly sisters of the castle still alive but haunted by the secrets of their past life with their father, a famous children's author.
Download or read book Butterfly of the Distant Day Yaoi written by Tooko Miyagi and published by Digital Manga, Inc.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gifted pianist Saki wants nothing more than to see his young cousin - the talented Riya - succeed as a professional musician. So why is a (handsome) face from Saki's past suddenly threatening to tear him away from reality? Will this fragile butterfly finally learn to ride the winds of change with grace and maturity...or will he get swept away in a reckless moment? Butterfly of the Distant Day proves that some special melodies take years to reach their sweet conclusion! When Saki meets a soft-spoken and stern young man at a summer retreat, he doesn't know whether to face the brand-new feelings fluttering in his chest...or fly away to safety. How many years will it take before the truth sets Saki's heart free?
Download or read book The Distant Lighthouse written by Linda Gallagher and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-01-10 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens to us when we forget something? Some of us may become frustrated, irritated, angry, or fearful. "Where did I leave my keys, my car, my life? What is this life really all about?" This is a story of a lighthouse who was placed in the middle of the ocean with a wonderful purpose. But one day that purpose was forgotten. This is the journey of that lighthouse, and possibly yours, of once again remembering and how sweet that is. Exquisite! Worth every penny, effort and intention. It glows with love, kindness, and ultimate trust and surrender. Thank you for sharing your divine light and truth. Your book has cast a lighted path my way. —Bob Becker Bob Becker Marketing & Communications Bethel, Connecticut This wonderful story has opened my heart and has gotten me to really take a look at my "old ideas" about my life and purpose. It is helping me to "step up" my faith and recognition of the light that is living in me. I am very grateful for this book assisting me to change "my story" to a happier ending. —Ron Rodrigues Retired state farm agent Martinez, California The Distant Lighthouse is truly a treasure! What a beautiful and inspiring book this is! The illustrations, the art, the lovely script in the writing and the lighthouse remembering, "Every time I shine, I will experience freedom and bliss!" What a sweet, simple way for us to remember who we truly are...just to know I am the light. It is the real me! I love it! —Mary Lynn Peters Unity Prayer Chaplain Penn Valley, California Just got the book...magnificent! It is beautiful and such an expression of divine truth and beauty! Soo inspiring! I am inspired!!" —Mary Frilot Retired nurse Tucson, Arizona
Download or read book A Distant Tomorrow written by Bertrice Small and published by HQN Books. This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of the original masters of romance, "New York Times"-bestselling author Small invites readers back to the magical, sensual world of Hetar. Reissue.
Download or read book The Far Distant Oxus written by Katharine Hull and published by . This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Visual Field Restriction and Apparent Size of Distant Objects written by Burton M. Imber and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book On Distant Service written by Susan M. Stein and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2020-07-01 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On July 18, 1924, a mob in Tehran killed U.S. foreign service officer Robert Whitney Imbrie. His violent death, the first political murder in the history of the service, outraged the American people. Though Imbrie's loss briefly made him a cause célèbre, subsequent events quickly obscured his extraordinary life and career. Susan M. Stein tells the story of a figure steeped in adventure and history. Imbrie rejected a legal career to volunteer as an ambulance driver during World War I and joined the State Department when the United States entered the war. Assigned to Russia, he witnessed the October Revolution, fled ahead of a Bolshevik arrest order, and continued to track communist activity in Turkey even as the country's war of independence unfolded around him. His fateful assignment to Persia led to his death at age forty-one and set off political repercussions that cloud relations between the United States and Iran to this day. Drawing on a wealth of untapped materials, On Distant Service returns readers to an era when dash and diplomacy went hand-in-hand.
Download or read book A Distant Shore written by Karen Kingsbury and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Book club favorites, reader's guide"--Cover.
Download or read book Distant Thunder written by Jimmy Root, Jr and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prophet Ezekiel was never taken seriously when he predicted the destruction of Israel's enemies, but unfortunately for them, he was right. The truth of Ezekiel's words will soon be felt by the entire modern world, and it seems chaos will reign supreme. In the midst of the ensuing mayhem, Pastor Ty Dempsey arises as the man who is able to connect the dots of modern day occurrences with the prophecies of the ancient scriptures. Meanwhile, Israeli F-16 "Lightning" pilot Moshe Eldan begins to discover the truth of those same prophecies in his daily dealing with terrorists. Dempsey and Eldan will learn that they are part of a bigger plan. However, they are not alone. This thriller provides an answer to an age-old question: What would happen if the entire world turned on Israel? This story provides the first installment of a fast-paced, electrifying read called The Lightning Chronicles. It is filled with all the action and adventure that usually accompanies the last day events of the prophesied end of the world. "In Distant Thunder, Jimmy Root Jr. brings to life a story as relevant as tomorrow's newspaper, built on a foundation as ancient as a 2,500 year old prophecy. This fast-paced narrative brings the reader into a world of human intrigue and spiritual revelation." Robert Whitlow NY Times Bestselling Author of Deeper Water "Zip up your G suit and strap in tight! This is a prophetic thriller I could not put down." Randy Reed USAF (Ret) F-15 Eagle Pilot Distant Thunder is "a well-written chilling yarn that will make you eager to stick around and enjoy the read!" Norm Goldman BookPleasures.com
Download or read book Seeing Eyecharts Clear Natural Vision Improvement for Clear Close Distant Vision written by Clark Night and published by Mary I. Oliver, Clark Night. This book was released on 2011-10-16 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Black & White Version.) See eyecharts, 'everything' clear at all distances, close and far. Entire Natural Eyesight Improvement Course as is in the author's larger books. Pass eye exams with clearer than 20/20 vision. Retain clear vision for life. Remove astigmatism and blurry vision. Eyechart, Test Card and Basic Natural Eyesight Improvement Training by Ophthalmologist Bates Better Eyesight Magazine and Clark Night Natural Eyesight Improvement teacher. This book includes 20 E-Books, printable with Ophthalmologist William H. Bates 'Better Eyesight Magazine' collection teaching his many different natural treatments for clear eyesight, healthy eyes. Dr. Bates discovered Natural Eyesight Improvement, cured his own eyesight, then other doctors and patients eyesight using natural treatments, without eyeglasses, surgery, drugs. Treatments for; Clear Distant, Close and Reading Eyesight, Astigmatism, Cataract, Glaucoma, Crossed, Wandering Eyes, Conical Cornea and other conditions. Hidden from the public by Opticians, Eye Doctors, Eye Surgeons for over 100 years because it works, is safe and people can do It 'On Their own' with basic training. Many children, cured of defective eyesight by Dr. Bates, then on to cure their friends, parents, teachers eyesight. After a neck injury caused by a chiropractor in 2009; my eyes developed double, triple vision, strabismus, dark and white-out hazy vision, astigmatism and low clarity. Natural Eyesight Improvement, Physical Therapy brought the eyes back to normal function, clear vision. I passed the drivers eye exam. E-Books include; +Do It Yourself-Natural Eyesight Improvement-Original and Modern Bates Method-Book with 100+ Color Pictures. Less reading; Easy to learn steps-Read the short directions on the pictures to quickly learn, apply a treatment, activity for Fast Vision Improvement. + Better Eyesight Magazine by Ophthalmologist William H. Bates-(Unedited, Full Set -132 Magazine Issues-11 Years-July, 1919 to June, 1930.) Illustrated with 500 Pictures and additional Modern Natural Eyesight Improvement Training. + Original Better Eyesight Magazine by Ophthalmologist William H. Bates-Photo copy of all the Antique Magazine Pages in the 1900's Print. (Unedited, Full Set 132 Magazine Issues - 11 Years-July, 1919 to June, 1930.) A History Book. Learn Natural Eyesight Improvement directly from the Original Eye Doctor that discovered and practiced this effective, safe, method! Magazines & Method Hidden from the public by eye surgeons, optometrists, optical business for over 100 years because this method works, frees the patient from the need to purchase eyeglasses, drugs,unnecessary eye surgery. Yes, it can and has reversed cataracts and other eye conditions! + The Cure of Imperfect Sight by Treatment Without Glasses by Dr. Bates with Pictures. Dr. Bates First, Original Book. + Medical Articles by Dr. Bates - with Pictures. + Stories From The Clinic by Emily C. A. Lierman/Bates. (Dr. Bates Clinic Assistant, Wife.) + Use Your Own Eyes by Dr. William B. MacCracken M.D. (Trained with Dr. Bates.) + Normal Sight Without Glasses by Dr. William B. MacCracken M.D. + Strengthening The Eyes by Bernarr MacFadden & Dr. Bates - with Pictures and Modern Training. (Trained with Dr. Bates. One of the First Physical Fitness Teachers.) + EFT Training Booklet - with Acupressure, Energy balance, strengthening, Positive Emotions. + Seeing, Reading Fine Print Clear, Clear Close Vision (Presbyopia Treatments. + Astigmatism Removal Treatments. + Eyecharts - 15 Large, Small and Fine Print Big C, E Charts for Close and Distant Vision, Astigmatism Test and Removal Charts, Eyechart Video Lessons. + Audio Lessons in Every Chapter. + 100 Natural Eyesight Improvement Training Videos. Read entire description, Video of internal book pages, free Natural Eyesight Improvement Training and Dr. Bates life story on William H. Bates Author's page; https://cleareyesight-batesmethod.info/
Download or read book Taiwanese Distant Water Fisheries in Southeast Asia 1936 1977 written by Henry T. Chen and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-18 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study provides a detailed study of the fishing nation of Taiwan at a regional and local level in order to address the lack of academic research into the Taiwanese fishing industry in comparison to other nations. Over three stages of analysis it identifies the reasons for the rise and decline of Taiwanese distant-water fisheries. The first stage examines the broader historical background, government policy, and birth of the Taiwanese fishing industry. The second explores the industry at a national level, analysing the relationships between fishing, government, military, and ancillary industries. The third approach narrows the scope to individual fishing communities and explores the working lives and cultural habits of the fishermen. The major focus is the port of Kaohsiung and how it became the major supply base for the fishing industry. It explores Taiwan’s relationship with Japan and the postwar decline due to Japan’s losses in the Second World War. Finally, it considers the development of Taiwanese colonial and postwar fishing policies. It concludes that modern fishing techniques were introduced from Japan, and emboldened Taiwanese fisherman to risk entering remote and foreign waters. The author suggests that further research into Taiwan take would help scholars better understand the history of distant-fisheries. The journal consists of nine chapters, an introduction and conclusion, a list of interviewees, and a bibliography of English and Chinese-language sources.
Download or read book The Four Days Battle of 1666 written by Frank L. Fox and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2009-07-16 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An excellent piece of work, not just as an account of the Four Days’ Battle itself but also for its account of the entire Second Anglo-Dutch War” (HistoryOfWar.org). On June 1, 1666, a large but outnumbered English fleet engaged the Dutch off the mouth of the Thames in a colossal battle that was to involve nearly 200 ships and last four days. False intelligence had led the English to divide their fleet to meet a phantom threat from France, and although the errant squadron rejoined on the final day of the battle, it was not enough to redress the balance. Like many a defeat, it sparked controversy at the time, and has been the subject of speculation and debate ever since. The battle was an event of such overwhelming complexity that for centuries it defied description and deterred study, but this superbly researched book is now recognized as the definitive account. It provides the first clear exposition of the opposing forces, fills many holes in the narrative and answers most of the questions raised by the actions of the English commanders. It makes for a thoroughly engrossing story, and one worthy of the greatest battle of the age of sail.
Download or read book Distant Star written by Jan Young and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-10-17 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exiled from Earth, forty thousand people make a seven-generation trek to a new star, a new planet and a new home. Along the way they encounter technical difficulties, mysterious aliens, new diseases and dissention within their own ranks.
