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Planet Mars: A History of Observation & Discovery
Planet Mars A History of Observation Discovery Author:William Sheehan This volume provides a history of Martian exploration from the earliest stirrings of human curiosity about the planet right up to the 1990s when, after a lull of 20 years & after suffering through the disappointments of the Russian Phobos & American Mars Observer missions, we stood again poised on the verge of a more vigorous phase of exploratio... more »n of the planet. Highly recommended by ''Astronomy'' & ''Sky & Telescope'' journals. B&W illustrations. A history of fascination.'' ''Fills a long-standing gap in the Mars literature.'' ''Very knowing & elegant.''« less