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20131026113002.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780387344041 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780387685007 (electronic bk.) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0387685006 (electronic bk.) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)437112568 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
MERUC |
| Transcribing agency |
MERUC |
| Modifying agency |
NUSCL |
| 050 14 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
TL783.9 |
| 090 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED LC-TYPE CALL NUMBER (OCLC); LOCAL CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number (OCLC) (R) ; Classification number, CALL (RLIN) (NR) |
TL783.9 |
| Local cutter number (OCLC) ; Book number/undivided call number, CALL (RLIN) |
Vul 2008 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Vulpetti, Giovanni. |
| Locally assigned cutter number (author) |
VUL |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Solar sails |
| Medium |
[electronic resource] : |
| Remainder of title |
a novel approach to interplanetary travel. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Dordrecht : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Springer, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
262 p. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
An Historical Introduction to Space Propulsion; The Rocket: How It Works in Space; Rocket Problems and Limitations; Non-Rocket In-Space Propulsion; The Solar-Sail Option: From the Oceans to Space; Principles of Space Sailing; What Is a Space Sailcraft?; Sails Versus Rockets; Exploring and Developing Space by Sailcraft; Riding a Beam of Light; Designing a Solar Sail; Building a Sailcraft; Progress to Date; Future Plans; Space Sources of Light; Modeling Thrust from Electromagnetic Radiation Pressure; Sailcraft Trajectories; Sails in the Space Environment; |
| 506 ## - RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS NOTE |
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| Terms governing access |
Online version restricted to NUS staff and students only through NUSNET. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
Solar sail propulsion will make space exploration more affordable and offer access to destinations within (and beyond) the solar system. This book describes solar sails and how they work. It discusses the plans for solar sails and also describes how advanced technology, such as nanotechnology, might enhance solar-sail performance. |
| 538 ## - SYSTEM DETAILS NOTE |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| 538 ## - SYSTEM DETAILS NOTE |
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| System details note |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| 538 ## - SYSTEM DETAILS NOTE |
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| System details note |
System requirements: Internet connectivity; World Wide Web browser. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
1Solar sails. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Johnson, Les. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Matloff, Gregory L. |
| 776 1# - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780387344041. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
General Books |
| Koha issues (borrowed), all copies |
2 |
| 956 40 - LOCAL ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS (OCLC) |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="https://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=book&isbn=978-0-387-34404-1">https://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=book&isbn=978-0-387-34404-1</a> |
| Public note |
View the electronic version (full-text) via springerLink |
