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Britain's First Space Rocket: The Story of the Skylark (Record no. 3182)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780992989606
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 629.47
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Brand, Robin H.
9 (RLIN) 368705
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Britain's First Space Rocket: The Story of the Skylark
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. United Kingdom;
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. New Forest Electronics;
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2014
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 704 Pages;
Other physical details Hardback
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. These days, few have heard of the Skylark sounding rocket. Yet, in November 1957, it was the first British rocket to reach space and became the basis of Britain's earliest space programme. Over the next 48 years hundreds more were fired, launching into space thousands of instruments that made pioneering observations of the Earth, Sun, stars and galaxies. Here for the first time is the full story of the Skylark rocket, a fascinating story of the birth of British rocket technology and space science, a tale that started at the end of WWII and lasted until 2005. This book is written in an accessible style, but with considerable academic merit, as it is based on many years of original research, carefully documented within its pages. It is profusely illustrated with hundreds of figures and photographs, many never before published. The account will be of interest to all who are interested in how space science evolved, in the history of British technology and spaceflight, and who wish to learn more of these aspects of post-war engineering history.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element c 2000 to c 2010
9 (RLIN) 368706
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element c 1945 to c 1960
9 (RLIN) 368707
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element United Kingdom, Great Britain
9 (RLIN) 368708
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Space science
9 (RLIN) 368709
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element British & Irish history
9 (RLIN) 368710
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Karachi Karachi In Store 30/07/2016   629.47 PKLC024505 27/09/2016 30/07/2016 Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 History
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Lahore Lahore In Store 21/04/2016   629.47 PKLC024108 21/04/2016 21/04/2016 Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17