The Smithsonian history of space exploration
From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future
Book • 2018
This book provides an in-depth, fully illustrated history of global space discovery and exploration.
It covers thousands of years of human endeavors to understand the universe, including the work of ancient civilizations, Renaissance thinkers like Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler, and the technological breakthroughs of recent decades.
The book also speculates on the future of space exploration, including potential space travel and humanity's possible future as an extraterrestrial species.
It covers thousands of years of human endeavors to understand the universe, including the work of ancient civilizations, Renaissance thinkers like Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler, and the technological breakthroughs of recent decades.
The book also speculates on the future of space exploration, including potential space travel and humanity's possible future as an extraterrestrial species.
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