Guidebook for the scientific traveler : visiting astronomy and space exploration sites across America /

Nickell, Duane S.

Guidebook for the scientific traveler : visiting astronomy and space exploration sites across America / Duane S. Nickell. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2008. - 1 online resource (xiii, 243 pages) : illustrations - The scientific traveler . - Scientific traveler. .

Native American astronomy -- Optical telescopes -- Radio telescopes -- Planetaria : theaters of the sky -- NASA and space exploration -- Space museums -- Astronomers, astronauts, and Einstein -- Aliens? -- Space rocks -- Top ten out-of-this-world experiences.

A one-of-a-kind guidebook for planning astronomy and space-themed trips across America--50 space-related and astronomical attractions grouped by theme; state-by-state index of destinations; detailed descriptions, visitor information and websites for every site. Albert Einstein Memorial * Adler Planetarium * Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center * Keck Telescope * Meteor Crater * NASA Exhibit of Buzz Aldrin?s boot print * Rose Center for Earth and Space Science and many, many more!


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9780813545615 (electronic bk.) 0813545617 (electronic bk.) (Paper) 1281878928 9781281878922 9786611878924 6611878920




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