Jefferis, David

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Into infinity

from Earth to the stars
2002
Provides information about various vehicles and machines developed to explore outer space, and looks at the difficulties and dangers of living in space. Includes a time line of space flight progress, and a glossary.

Flight, fliers, and flying machines

1991
Traces the evolution of the airplane from man's first flying machine to today's supersonic jets.

Internet

electronic global village
2002
An introduction to the history of the Internet and World Wide Web, how they work, and how they have changed the way people do research, buy merchandise, teach, publish, and communicate.

Return to the moon

2007
Photographs and illustrations describe the history of the lunar explorations beginning with the first moon landing in 1969 along with subsequent space travel.

Race into space

2007
Photographs, illustrations, and text describe the competition between countries and private companies to explore space, discussing the American and Russian Space Race, how astronauts survive, various types of technology used by space explorers, and other related topics.

Flight into orbit

2007
Photographs, illustrations, and text describe the history of space stations; beginning with Russia's Salyut 1 which was launched in 1971 along with subsequent orbital stations, including the International Space Station.

Exploring planet Mars

2007
Photographs, illustrations, and text describe the history of the exploration of Mars, discussing telescopic observation, building a crewed Mars spacecraft, training of astronauts, human exploration of the planet, and more.

Flags

1985
An introduction to the history and uses of flags. Includes illustrations of national, international, signal, and motor racing flags.

Supersonic flight

1988
Describes how aviation has advanced in recent years and what future aircraft will look like.

Helicopters

1988
Describes the many uses, advantages, and the development of helicopters.

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