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eBook, 2004
Current format, eBook, 2004, An expanded ed., pbk. ed., All copies in use.
eBook, 2004
Current format, eBook, 2004, An expanded ed., pbk. ed., All copies in use. Offered in 0 more formats
Early in 1958, instruments on the space satellites Explorer I and Explorer III revealed the presence of radiation belts, enormous populations of energetic particles trapped in the magnetic field of the earth. Originally published in 1983 but long out of print until now, Origins of Magnetospheric Physics tells the story of this dramatic and hugely transformative period in scientific and Cold War history. Writing in an accessible style and drawing on personal journals, correspondence, published papers, and the recollections of colleagues, James Van Allen documents a trail-blazing era in space hi.
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