Author: CLARKE, ARTHUR C.
Title: Ascent to Orbit a Scientific Autobiography: The Technical Writings of Author C. Clarke
Description: New York: Wiley-Interscience, 1984. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 047187910X. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge nicks, tears and small bits chipped. There are a couple of small wrinkles to the covers as well. "Clarke was a lifelong proponent of space travel. In 1934, while still a teenager, he joined the BIS, British Interplanetary Society. In 1945, he proposed a satellite communication system using geostationary orbits. He was the chairman of the British Interplanetary Society from 1946 to 1947 and again in 1951–1953. Clarke emigrated to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1956, to pursue his interest in scuba diving. That year, he discovered the underwater ruins of the ancient Koneswaram Temple in Trincomalee. Clarke augmented his popularity in the 1980s, as the host of television shows such as Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World. He lived in Sri Lanka until his death. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket .
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Title: Ascent to Orbit a Scientific Autobiography: The Technical Writings of Author C. Clarke
Description: New York: Wiley-Interscience, 1984. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 047187910X. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge nicks, tears and small bits chipped. There are a couple of small wrinkles to the covers as well. "Clarke was a lifelong proponent of space travel. In 1934, while still a teenager, he joined the BIS, British Interplanetary Society. In 1945, he proposed a satellite communication system using geostationary orbits. He was the chairman of the British Interplanetary Society from 1946 to 1947 and again in 1951–1953. Clarke emigrated to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1956, to pursue his interest in scuba diving. That year, he discovered the underwater ruins of the ancient Koneswaram Temple in Trincomalee. Clarke augmented his popularity in the 1980s, as the host of television shows such as Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World. He lived in Sri Lanka until his death. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket .
Keywords: 047187910X Science Arthur C. Clarke Technical Writing Science Fiction Biography
Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 42928
- Book number: 42928
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