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Sub-Categories of Transport technology & trades
Transport technology & trades titles - 7,172 results
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Planes and Helicopters
Mr. Clive Gifford
Aerospace & aviation technology; Children's & Educational; Transport (Children's&YA); Educational: Technology
Paperback
Kids love machines that fly! This amazing book explains the basics of how planes and helicopters work. Topics include engines,... [more]
$12.95 $11.65
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Eisenhower's Sputnik Moment: The Race for Space and World Prestige
Yanek Mieczkowski
History; History of the Americas; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Political structure & processes; International relations; Aerospace & aviation technology; Popular astronomy & space
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A new history of the origins of America's space program and a reassessment Eisenhower's leadership during this critical Cold... [more]
$49.95 $44.95
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Red Rover: Inside the Story of Robotic Space Exploration, from Genesis to...
Roger Wiens
Mathematics & Sciences; Scientific equipment, experiments & techniques; History of science; Astronomy, space & time; History of engineering & technology; Robotics; Aerospace & aviation technology; Space science
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In its eerie likeness to Earth, Mars has long captured our imaginations--both as a destination for humankind and as a possible... [more]
$37.95 $34.15
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Cold War Space Sleuths
Dominic Phelan
Mathematics & Sciences; Security & fire alarm systems; Aerospace & aviation technology; Popular astronomy & space
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With fascinating personal accounts of an often forgotten aspect of the Cold War space race, this book tells the inside story... [more]
$73.95 $66.55
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Spacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA's Record-setting Frequent...
Jerry L. Ross, John Norberg
Autobiography: general; Autobiography: science, technology & engineering; Mathematics & Sciences; Geographical discovery & exploration; History of engineering & technology; Aerospace & aviation technology; Astronautics
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<p>From the age of ten, looking up at the stars, Jerry Ross knew that he wanted to journey into space. This autobiography... [more]
$44.00 $39.60
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Heavenly Mathematics: The Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry
Glen Van Brummelen
Mathematics & Sciences; Trigonometry; History of mathematics; Astronomy, space & time; Navigation & seamanship
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Spherical trigonometry was at the heart of astronomy and ocean-going navigation for two millennia. This title traces the rich... [more]
$46.95 $42.25
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Flying the Southern Cross: Aviators Charles Ulm and Charles Kingsford Smith...
Michael Molkentin
History; Aviation manufacturing industry; Aerospace & air transport industries; History of engineering & technology; Aerospace & aviation technology; Aircraft: general interest
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Australian aviators Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm made the first trans-Pacific flight in 1928 in an aircraft constructed... [more]
$34.95 $31.45
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QF32: The Captain's Extraordinary Account of How One of the World's Worst...
Richard de Crespigny
Biography: general; True stories of heroism, endurance & survival; History; Aerospace & aviation technology
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In 2010, what began as a routine long-haul flight from Singapore to Sydney came within a knife-edge of becoming one of the... [more]
$34.99 $31.50
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Underground: How the Tube Shaped London
David Bownes, Oliver Green, Sam Mullins
History; British & Irish history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Social & cultural history; Railway technology, engineering & trades; Trains & railways: general interest
Hardback
In 2013 London Underground, the world's first underground railway, marks its 150th anniversary. This illustrated history is... [more]
$49.99 $45.00
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International Space Station Manual: An Insight into the History, Development,...
David Baker
Mathematics & Sciences; Aerospace & aviation technology; Astronautics
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The International Space Station (ISS) is a permanently manned earth-orbiting complex where astronauts carry out research into... [more]
$44.00 $39.60
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The Science of Navigation: From Dead Reckoning to GPS
Mark Denny
Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science; Cartography, map-making & projections; Navigation & seamanship; Ships & shipping: general interest
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In today's world of online maps and travel directions delivered wirelessly to hand - held devices, getting from place to place... [more]
$42.95 $38.65
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Rocketing Into the Future
Michel Van Pelt
Mathematics & Sciences; Aerospace & aviation technology; Astronautics; Popular astronomy & space
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Examining exotic concepts and actual flying vehicles devised over the last century, this book recounts the history of rocket... [more]
$65.00 $58.50
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Destined for Glory: Dive Bombing, Midway, and the Evolution of Carrier Airpower...
Thomas Wildenburg
History; Second World War; Air forces & warfare; Aerospace & aviation technology
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The first book to thoroughly document the development of carrier air power in the United States Navy during the interwar years.... [more]
$34.95 $31.45
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Fundamentals of Hydro- and Aeromechanics
Ludwig Prandtl, O.G. Tietjens
Mathematics & Sciences; Hydraulics & pneumatics; Aerospace & aviation technology
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Prandtl's pioneering experiments laid the basis for the use of theoretical hydromechanics and hydrodynamics in practical engineering... [more]
$37.95 $34.15
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Engines of War: How Wars Were Won and Lost on the Railways
Christian Wolmar
History; Military history; Railway technology, engineering & trades
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Engines of War tells the dramatic story of how the birth of the railways shaped how wars were fought and won, facilitating... [more]
$32.99 $29.70
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Aviation: The Early Years
Peter Almond
History; Aerospace & aviation technology; Aircraft: general interest
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A fascinating selection of images from the Getty Images collection documents the pioneers of transportation by rail and by... [more]
$29.95 $26.95
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Living and Working in Space: A NASA History of Skylab
Charles D. Benson, William David Compton
Mathematics & Sciences; Astronomy, space & time; Astrophysics; Aerospace & aviation technology
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The official record of America's first space station, this book from the NASA History Series chronicles the Skylab program... [more]
$37.95 $34.15
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Voyager: Exploration, Space, and the Third Great Age of Discovery
Stephen J Pyne
Mathematics & Sciences; History of science; Astronomy, space & time; Cosmology & the universe; History of engineering & technology; Aerospace & aviation technology
Paperback
First published in the U.S.A.: Viking Penguin, 2010. [more]
$26.95 $24.25
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Saturn V Flight Manual
NASA
Mathematics & Sciences; Aerospace & aviation technology; Aircraft: general interest
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Created by NASA as a single-source reference as to the characteristics and functions of the Saturn V, this manual was standard... [more]
$37.95 $34.15
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Come Up and Get Me: An Autobiography of Colonel Joe Kittinger
Craig Ryan, Joe W. Kittinger
Biography; Autobiography: general; Biography: historical, political & military; Autobiography: historical, political & military; Memoirs; Military history; Warfare & defence; Air forces & warfare; Aviation skills & piloting
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In this long-awaited autobiography, Kittinger joins author Craig Ryan to document an astonishing career exploring aeronautical... [more]
$33.95 $30.55
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Gemini 4: America's First Space Walk
Steve Whitfield
Mathematics & Sciences; Astrophysics; Aerospace & aviation technology; Popular astronomy & space
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From the official files of NASA, this book gives the complete account of the first American spacewalk, which took place on... [more]
$39.95 $35.95
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Drifting on Alien Winds: Exploring the Atmospheres and Weather of Other...
Michael Carroll
Mathematics & Sciences; Solar system: the Sun & planets; Astrophysics; Meteorology & climatology; Aerospace & aviation technology; Astronautics; Popular astronomy & space
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Drifting on Alien Winds surveys the many creative, and often wacky, ideas for exploring alien skies. Through historical photographs... [more]
$65.00 $58.50
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You Are Here: Why We Can Find Our Way to the Moon, But Get Lost in the Mall...
Colin Ellard
Cognition & cognitive psychology; Mathematics & Sciences; Geography; Navigation & seamanship; Ships & shipping: general interest
Paperback
Originally published as: Where am I? Toronto: HarperCollins, 2009. [more]
$24.95 $22.45
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Foothold in the Heavens
Ben Evans
Mathematics & Sciences; Astronomy, space & time; Aerospace & aviation technology; Astronautics; Popular astronomy & space
Paperback
This book focuses on each space mission launched between April 1971 and April 1981: from the launch of the world's first space... [more]
$85.00 $76.50
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Go for Launch: An Illustrated History of Cape Canaveral
Art Lebrun, Joel W. Powell
Mathematics & Sciences; History of science; Aerospace & aviation technology; Popular astronomy & space
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A collection of photographs celebrating the development and evolution of Cape Canaveral, one of space exploration's most famous... [more]
$44.95 $40.45
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