laplacian gaussian orbit methods von herrick samuel (3 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Univ. of California Press, 1940. Univ. of CA Publications. Contributions of the Los Angeles Astronomical Dept. Vol. 1, No. 1, pages 1-56. Brown paper wraps. Ex-library, Steward Observatory, Univ. of Arizona. Library stamp and a few notes written in ink on cover. Text is clean and unmarked. Condition overall is good.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 56 p. Series: University of California publications. Contributions of the Los Angeles Astronomical Department ; 1:1. From the institutional collection of the University of California Press, with the Press' bookplate to inner surface of upper wrapper. Original printed paper wrappers moderately age-toned and lightly worn; contents as new. One of 30 copies on 100% rag paper. 150 grams.

First edition. First edition. Complimentary copy inscribed on behalf of Samuel Herrick Jr. and the Los Angeles Astronomical Department on front free endpaper; could be in Herrick's hand or a secretarial inscription. [iv], 56 pp. Bound in publisher's wraps. Near Fine with light shelf wear.A descendant of the poet Robert Herrick, Samuel Herrick Jr. (1911-1974) was an astronomer who worked with Robert Goddard on celestial mechanics and rocket navigation, contributing to the development of the American space program. His papers are held at Virginia Tech; he is described by that institution as being "generally recognized as the founder of the field of astrodymanics.".