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B-28. Solar activity and the ionosphere
356 B-23.
Progress in Elementary Particle and Cosmic Rays, Vol. VI, edited by J. G. WILSON and S. A. WOIJTHUYSEN, North-Holland Publ. Co., Amsterdam, 1962. 344 pp. $12.40.
Contents: Chapter I. Cosmic Ray Produced Isotopes and Their Bpplicabon to Proljlrms in Geophysics; Chapter II. Time Variations of Low Rigidit,y Cosmic Rays During the Recent Sunspot Cycle; Chapter III. Geomagnetically Trapped Radiation; Acknowledgments; References; Author Index, and Subject Index. Three monographs: reviews on the subjc,c:t of cosmic rays. Sixth in a series which has been published since 1952. Othrrs titled: “Progrpss in Cosmic Ray Physics,” published in Europr. B-24.
A Photographic History 1961, E:ARL C. SLIPHER, Cambridge, Mass., 1962. $8.50.
of Mars, 1905Sky Publ. Co., 168 plj. l)h~s ma,,.
Contents: Color l)hotograph, E. C. Sliphrr; Foreword; Preface; Chapter I. Grneral Information about Mars: Chapter II. Observed Surface Featurrs; Chapfrr III. Mart,ian Polar Caps: Chalner IV. Atmosphere, Clouds, and Cloud Movements; Chn.ptrr V. The Violet Layer and Blue Clearing: Chaljtcr VI. Photogral)hy of Mars; Chapter T’II. .4uthor’s Conclusions; Color Photograph, R. B. Leighton: References; Finding Ma.p of Mars. Also published by l,oa-rll Obsrrvat ory with the assistance of the Arronaut,ical Chart and Informabon Center, United States Air Force. This volume summarizes the life work of one of the most fait,hful xt.udcnts of the plxnrt,. Mars. Dr. Slipher has photographed Mars at cvcry opposition from 1905 to 1960. It, is primarily an atlas cont.aining 395 photographs with the author’s comments and 28 summary conclusions. B-25.
Planetary, Lunar, and Solar Positions 601 B.C. to A.D. 1, BRYAKT TUCKERMAX, Thr American Philosophical Society, Philadellthia, 1962. 333 pp. $4.00.
Contents: Preface, 0. Neugebnuer ; Int,roduct,ion ; Sources; Acknowledgments ; Explanation of Symbols; 1. ITS? of this Ephemeris; 2. Design, Thcor,v. Const.ruct.ion, and Acc:ur:tc.y ; 3. Estimation of Pcrturbat.ion and Rounding Errors in PVN and in t,his Ephcmrris; Bibliography ; The Ephemeris. This ephemeris lists geocentric longitudrs and latitudes of the Sun, Mars, Juljitcr, and Saturn for every 10th day and of t,hc Moon, Mercury. and Venus for every 5th da,y. It will be useful for historians especially in th(Lir dat,ing of ancient
events. of the B-26.
.I detailed explanation tables is included.
of the
1)reparation
Progress in the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. by S. 1~. SINGER, Interscience, I, cdit,ed Wiley, N. Y., 1962. 416 pp. $14.50.
Contenm: Properties of the Atmosphere Rc\-c&d by Satellite Orbits; The Physical Proporties of the Earth’s Ionosphere; Radio Doppler Method of Using Satellites for Ccodesy; Navigation, and Geophysics ; The Optimization of Rocket Trajectories-A survey; Surface Propcrties of t,he Moon; Atmosphere and Surface Proprrties of Mars and Venus; Biodynamics of Sp:u~t Flight; Name Index; and Subject Index. This is the first of a series t,o present reviews ol current rcysrarch in astronautics. This volume contributrd by six authors is a technical l)rcsent.ation but not too sl)ccializcd for sc*icLuiists in other firltls. B-27.
Researches on Meteorites, TO.\I B. MOORE, Wilry, 1962. 227 ,,p. $7.00.
N.
cxtlil rd by CARLEY. ant1 London,
Contrnts: Preface; The Subjrrt ;ind Contenta of Meteorit,cs as a Special Domain of Science: The Measurement, and Interpretation of Rare (:as Concentrat,ions in Iron Met,eorites ; Calculation of Production Rates of Specific Nuclides in Iron Mctrorites; Record of Cosmic-Ray Intensity in the Meteorites; Carbon-14 in a Stone and an Iron; Some Metallurgical Bspccts in the Study of Metc,orites; Some Observations on Deformation and Thermal Alterations in Meteoritic Iron; The Minerals of Metcoritrs; The Petrochemistry of t,he Achondritrs; The Evohtbon of the Mctroritcs-Evidence for the Co-Existence of Chonand Iron Meteorites in a drib?, Actiontlrit,ic*, Typic~al l’ar(nt Meteorite Body; Present Status of the Ctrondrit,ic Earth Model; and Recovery of Matc~rial for Mrtcoritic Rcsrarch. Contributors: James B. Arnold, Paramatma S. Gael, Masaf akc Honda., Truman P. Kohman, E. L. Krinov, Dcvcnclra Lal, .John F. Lovering, G. K. Manning, Rohrrt E. Maringrr, Brian Mason, T. 1~. Massc~lski, Carleton B. Moore, Alfred 0. C. Nirr, N. H. Niningor, A. E. Ringwood, and Peter Signer. The twelve papers included in this volume wcrc 1)rrsented at, the 1961 symposium on meteoritcs at Arizona Stat,e Univcrsit,y. It is a photooffset reproduction of a t,ypcwrit trn original. B-28.
Solar
-4ctivity
and the Ionosphere, Prrgamon Press, 1962. 39 ,,p. $2.50.
I~ri(;oSI,.4vSKI\yA,
Con1 ml*:
Preface;
In1 ro~luction
N. I’,\. London.
; Regular
So-
357
BIBLIOGRAPHY
lar Radiation, The Laws of Irradiation of the Earth: Composition of Solar Radiation; Laws of the Irradiation of the Earth; Ionizing Action of Solar Radiation on the Earth’s Atmosphere; Presence of Several Ionized Layers in the Atmosphere; Influence of the Earth’s Magnetic Field on the Distribution of Ionization; Radiation of Disturbed (Active) Regions of the Sun, and Ionospheric Disturbances: General Structure of the Sun ; Active Regions of the Sun; Radiation of Active Solar Regions and Disturbances in the Ionosphere; Eleven Year Cycle of Solar Phenomena; State of the Ionosphere and Conditions of Shortwave Radio Communications; Conclusion; Appendix, The Sun Service. The Russian original was published in 1959. This popular summary translated by G. 0. Hardig, discusses in general terms the influence of solar activity on the layers of the Earth’s atmosphere. The text is typewritten and photo-offset. B-29.
Space Age Astronomy, edited by ARMIN J. DEUTSCH and WOLFGANG B. KLEMPERER, Academic Press, N. Y. and London, 1962. 531 pp $16.50.
Contents: 1. World-Wide Survey of Experiments Conducted, Running, Planned, or Scheduled; 2. Vehicle Systems and Instrumentation of Current Projects; 3. The Role of Balloon Techniques in Space Age Astronomy; 4. Radiation Detectors; 5. Communications; 6. Tracking; 7. Orbit Determination; 8. Solar Physics; 9. Stars and Galaxy; 10. Structural Problems of Galaxies in the Light of Lyman-a; 11. Relativity and Cosmology; 12. Largo Orbital Telescopes and Their Guidance Problems; 13. Extra-Terrestrial Radio Telescopes; 14. Future Large Vehicles of Long Life; 15. Celestial Mechanics Problems; 16. Comets; 17. Planetary Observation; 18. Lunar Problems to be Explorations ; 19. Engineering Solved for Implementation of above Tasks; Banquet Address: New Horizons for Astronomy; Subject Index. A well-edited volume, the 55 technical papers were presented at a three-day symposium sponsored by Douglas Aircraft Co., in 1961. B-30.
Space Chemistry, PAUL W. MERRILL, Univ. of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1963. 166 pp. $5.96.
Contents: Uniformity and Diversity of Nature; Historical; Individual Chemical Elements; Molecules; Chemical Survey of the Universe; Solar System; Stars and Nebulae; Atoms, Energy, and Evolution ; Rockets, Satellites ; and Space Chemistry; and Index.
A presentation to the general reader of modern astronomical methods of investigating the universe, the chemical make-up of the universe, and modern research by means of rockets and satellites. The relationship of modern astronomy to chemistry and physics is pointed out.
B-31.
Space Mechanics, WALTER C. NELSON and ERNEST E. LOFT, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N. J., 1962. 245 pp. $11.99.
Contents: Preface; 1. Basic Measurements; 2. Mathematical Introduction; 3. Mechanics; 4. The Solar System; 5. Orbit Mechanics; 6. Mechanics of Powered Flight; 7. Satellite Dynamics; 8. Lunar Trajectories; 9. Interplanetary Trajectories; Appendix: Physical Astrophysical Constants; Glossary. This book, an introduction to motions in a gravitational field, is intended as a text for both undergraduate and graduate students, and as a reference for engineers. The fourth chapter gives a brief description of the solar system, including reference tables of physical properties and orbit data for the planets and their satellites. The metric system has been used exclusively in the book.
B-32.
Space Science, GALLEY, Wiley,
edited N. Y.,
by DONALD P. Ls1963. 668 pp. $17.50.
Contents: Introduction-Space Exploration; Stellar Evolution and High Energy Phmomena in Astrophysics; The Physics of the Sun-Its Nature, Structure, and Emission Properties ; The Origin and Evolution of the Solar System; Radio Exploration of the Solar System; Exploring the Solar System with Space Probes; Dynamics, Composition, and Origin of Geomagnetically Trapped Radiation; The Dynamics of the Outer Radiation Zone; Theoretical and Experimental Aspects of Ring Currents; Rocket Experiments in Cosmic Magnetism and Their Significance; The Production and Propagation of Energetic Particles from the Sun; Theoretical and Experimental Aspects of Cosmic Rays; The Earth’s Exosphere; Rocket Spectroscopy; The Surface of the Moon; Bioastronautics; and Index. A series of lectures presented to graduate students of the University of California Engineering and Physical Sciences Extension Departments in 1961. A presentation of new data on space obtained in the last three years from sat,ellites (American and Soviet), and from radio and optical astronomy. It is written for space exploration scientists and engineers, and advanced students.
Progress in Elementary Particle and Cosmic Rays, Vol. VI, edited by J. G. WILSON and S. A. WOIJTHUYSEN, North-Holland Publ. Co., Amsterdam, 1962. 344 pp. $12.40.
Contents: Chapter I. Cosmic Ray Produced Isotopes and Their Bpplicabon to Proljlrms in Geophysics; Chapter II. Time Variations of Low Rigidit,y Cosmic Rays During the Recent Sunspot Cycle; Chapter III. Geomagnetically Trapped Radiation; Acknowledgments; References; Author Index, and Subject Index. Three monographs: reviews on the subjc,c:t of cosmic rays. Sixth in a series which has been published since 1952. Othrrs titled: “Progrpss in Cosmic Ray Physics,” published in Europr. B-24.
A Photographic History 1961, E:ARL C. SLIPHER, Cambridge, Mass., 1962. $8.50.
of Mars, 1905Sky Publ. Co., 168 plj. l)h~s ma,,.
Contents: Color l)hotograph, E. C. Sliphrr; Foreword; Preface; Chapter I. Grneral Information about Mars: Chapter II. Observed Surface Featurrs; Chapfrr III. Mart,ian Polar Caps: Chalner IV. Atmosphere, Clouds, and Cloud Movements; Chn.ptrr V. The Violet Layer and Blue Clearing: Chaljtcr VI. Photogral)hy of Mars; Chapter T’II. .4uthor’s Conclusions; Color Photograph, R. B. Leighton: References; Finding Ma.p of Mars. Also published by l,oa-rll Obsrrvat ory with the assistance of the Arronaut,ical Chart and Informabon Center, United States Air Force. This volume summarizes the life work of one of the most fait,hful xt.udcnts of the plxnrt,. Mars. Dr. Slipher has photographed Mars at cvcry opposition from 1905 to 1960. It, is primarily an atlas cont.aining 395 photographs with the author’s comments and 28 summary conclusions. B-25.
Planetary, Lunar, and Solar Positions 601 B.C. to A.D. 1, BRYAKT TUCKERMAX, Thr American Philosophical Society, Philadellthia, 1962. 333 pp. $4.00.
Contents: Preface, 0. Neugebnuer ; Int,roduct,ion ; Sources; Acknowledgments ; Explanation of Symbols; 1. ITS? of this Ephemeris; 2. Design, Thcor,v. Const.ruct.ion, and Acc:ur:tc.y ; 3. Estimation of Pcrturbat.ion and Rounding Errors in PVN and in t,his Ephcmrris; Bibliography ; The Ephemeris. This ephemeris lists geocentric longitudrs and latitudes of the Sun, Mars, Juljitcr, and Saturn for every 10th day and of t,hc Moon, Mercury. and Venus for every 5th da,y. It will be useful for historians especially in th(Lir dat,ing of ancient
events. of the B-26.
.I detailed explanation tables is included.
of the
1)reparation
Progress in the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. by S. 1~. SINGER, Interscience, I, cdit,ed Wiley, N. Y., 1962. 416 pp. $14.50.
Contenm: Properties of the Atmosphere Rc\-c&d by Satellite Orbits; The Physical Proporties of the Earth’s Ionosphere; Radio Doppler Method of Using Satellites for Ccodesy; Navigation, and Geophysics ; The Optimization of Rocket Trajectories-A survey; Surface Propcrties of t,he Moon; Atmosphere and Surface Proprrties of Mars and Venus; Biodynamics of Sp:u~t Flight; Name Index; and Subject Index. This is the first of a series t,o present reviews ol current rcysrarch in astronautics. This volume contributrd by six authors is a technical l)rcsent.ation but not too sl)ccializcd for sc*icLuiists in other firltls. B-27.
Researches on Meteorites, TO.\I B. MOORE, Wilry, 1962. 227 ,,p. $7.00.
N.
cxtlil rd by CARLEY. ant1 London,
Contrnts: Preface; The Subjrrt ;ind Contenta of Meteorit,cs as a Special Domain of Science: The Measurement, and Interpretation of Rare (:as Concentrat,ions in Iron Met,eorites ; Calculation of Production Rates of Specific Nuclides in Iron Mctrorites; Record of Cosmic-Ray Intensity in the Meteorites; Carbon-14 in a Stone and an Iron; Some Metallurgical Bspccts in the Study of Metc,orites; Some Observations on Deformation and Thermal Alterations in Meteoritic Iron; The Minerals of Metcoritrs; The Petrochemistry of t,he Achondritrs; The Evohtbon of the Mctroritcs-Evidence for the Co-Existence of Chonand Iron Meteorites in a drib?, Actiontlrit,ic*, Typic~al l’ar(nt Meteorite Body; Present Status of the Ctrondrit,ic Earth Model; and Recovery of Matc~rial for Mrtcoritic Rcsrarch. Contributors: James B. Arnold, Paramatma S. Gael, Masaf akc Honda., Truman P. Kohman, E. L. Krinov, Dcvcnclra Lal, .John F. Lovering, G. K. Manning, Rohrrt E. Maringrr, Brian Mason, T. 1~. Massc~lski, Carleton B. Moore, Alfred 0. C. Nirr, N. H. Niningor, A. E. Ringwood, and Peter Signer. The twelve papers included in this volume wcrc 1)rrsented at, the 1961 symposium on meteoritcs at Arizona Stat,e Univcrsit,y. It is a photooffset reproduction of a t,ypcwrit trn original. B-28.
Solar
-4ctivity
and the Ionosphere, Prrgamon Press, 1962. 39 ,,p. $2.50.
I~ri(;oSI,.4vSKI\yA,
Con1 ml*:
Preface;
In1 ro~luction
N. I’,\. London.
; Regular
So-
357
BIBLIOGRAPHY
lar Radiation, The Laws of Irradiation of the Earth: Composition of Solar Radiation; Laws of the Irradiation of the Earth; Ionizing Action of Solar Radiation on the Earth’s Atmosphere; Presence of Several Ionized Layers in the Atmosphere; Influence of the Earth’s Magnetic Field on the Distribution of Ionization; Radiation of Disturbed (Active) Regions of the Sun, and Ionospheric Disturbances: General Structure of the Sun ; Active Regions of the Sun; Radiation of Active Solar Regions and Disturbances in the Ionosphere; Eleven Year Cycle of Solar Phenomena; State of the Ionosphere and Conditions of Shortwave Radio Communications; Conclusion; Appendix, The Sun Service. The Russian original was published in 1959. This popular summary translated by G. 0. Hardig, discusses in general terms the influence of solar activity on the layers of the Earth’s atmosphere. The text is typewritten and photo-offset. B-29.
Space Age Astronomy, edited by ARMIN J. DEUTSCH and WOLFGANG B. KLEMPERER, Academic Press, N. Y. and London, 1962. 531 pp $16.50.
Contents: 1. World-Wide Survey of Experiments Conducted, Running, Planned, or Scheduled; 2. Vehicle Systems and Instrumentation of Current Projects; 3. The Role of Balloon Techniques in Space Age Astronomy; 4. Radiation Detectors; 5. Communications; 6. Tracking; 7. Orbit Determination; 8. Solar Physics; 9. Stars and Galaxy; 10. Structural Problems of Galaxies in the Light of Lyman-a; 11. Relativity and Cosmology; 12. Largo Orbital Telescopes and Their Guidance Problems; 13. Extra-Terrestrial Radio Telescopes; 14. Future Large Vehicles of Long Life; 15. Celestial Mechanics Problems; 16. Comets; 17. Planetary Observation; 18. Lunar Problems to be Explorations ; 19. Engineering Solved for Implementation of above Tasks; Banquet Address: New Horizons for Astronomy; Subject Index. A well-edited volume, the 55 technical papers were presented at a three-day symposium sponsored by Douglas Aircraft Co., in 1961. B-30.
Space Chemistry, PAUL W. MERRILL, Univ. of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1963. 166 pp. $5.96.
Contents: Uniformity and Diversity of Nature; Historical; Individual Chemical Elements; Molecules; Chemical Survey of the Universe; Solar System; Stars and Nebulae; Atoms, Energy, and Evolution ; Rockets, Satellites ; and Space Chemistry; and Index.
A presentation to the general reader of modern astronomical methods of investigating the universe, the chemical make-up of the universe, and modern research by means of rockets and satellites. The relationship of modern astronomy to chemistry and physics is pointed out.
B-31.
Space Mechanics, WALTER C. NELSON and ERNEST E. LOFT, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N. J., 1962. 245 pp. $11.99.
Contents: Preface; 1. Basic Measurements; 2. Mathematical Introduction; 3. Mechanics; 4. The Solar System; 5. Orbit Mechanics; 6. Mechanics of Powered Flight; 7. Satellite Dynamics; 8. Lunar Trajectories; 9. Interplanetary Trajectories; Appendix: Physical Astrophysical Constants; Glossary. This book, an introduction to motions in a gravitational field, is intended as a text for both undergraduate and graduate students, and as a reference for engineers. The fourth chapter gives a brief description of the solar system, including reference tables of physical properties and orbit data for the planets and their satellites. The metric system has been used exclusively in the book.
B-32.
Space Science, GALLEY, Wiley,
edited N. Y.,
by DONALD P. Ls1963. 668 pp. $17.50.
Contents: Introduction-Space Exploration; Stellar Evolution and High Energy Phmomena in Astrophysics; The Physics of the Sun-Its Nature, Structure, and Emission Properties ; The Origin and Evolution of the Solar System; Radio Exploration of the Solar System; Exploring the Solar System with Space Probes; Dynamics, Composition, and Origin of Geomagnetically Trapped Radiation; The Dynamics of the Outer Radiation Zone; Theoretical and Experimental Aspects of Ring Currents; Rocket Experiments in Cosmic Magnetism and Their Significance; The Production and Propagation of Energetic Particles from the Sun; Theoretical and Experimental Aspects of Cosmic Rays; The Earth’s Exosphere; Rocket Spectroscopy; The Surface of the Moon; Bioastronautics; and Index. A series of lectures presented to graduate students of the University of California Engineering and Physical Sciences Extension Departments in 1961. A presentation of new data on space obtained in the last three years from sat,ellites (American and Soviet), and from radio and optical astronomy. It is written for space exploration scientists and engineers, and advanced students.