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Moons and Planets
Author William Hartmann has
fully updated this text,
which retains a comparative
approach to the principles
of planetology, including
organization by physical
topic rather than by planet.
This unique approach
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The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
Referring to Lewis Carroll's
Red Queen from Through the
Looking-Glass, a character
who has to keep running to
stay in the same place, Matt
Ridley demonstrates why sex
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The Hazards of Space Travel: A Tourist's Guide
“I didn’t think
about the dangers before
going into space, but now I
realize how hazardous it
is!”–Cosmonaut
Alexei Leonov, first person
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Space Systems Failures: Disasters and Rescues of Satellites, Rockets and Space Probes
In the 1960s and 1970s deep
space missions were
dispatched in pairs in case
one was lost in launch or
failed during its journey.
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