Kenneth William Gatland The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Space Technology

[Antonio]

Has any member a copy of this book?

Please I need to know how many pages and how many chapters has it
Would you please let me know the names of the chapters?

Thanks in advance

 

[hesham]

My dear Pometablava,

as I know,there was two editions,in 1981 & 1990,which one,honestly I don't have them,but I will ask my
friends.

 

[Antonio]

Thanks hesham,

Both editions should be roughly the same

 

[hesham]

OK my dear Pometablava,

I find this;

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16061123W/The_Illustrated_encyclopedia_of_space_technology

 

[Arjen]

The Illustrated encyclopedia of space technology
a comprehensive history of space exploration
1st U.S. ed.
Kenneth Gatland, consultant and chief author ; with a foreword by Arthur C. Clarke.
Published 1981 by Harmony Books in New York.

Table of Contents
Foreword / Arthur C. Clarke
The space pioneers
Opening the space frontiers
The space centres
Man in space
Military space systems
Voices from the sky
Weather patrol in space
Observing planet Earth
Space science
Probes to the moon
Probes to the planets
Man on the moon
The first space stations
Handshake in orbit
The space shuttle
Man on Mars
The space factory
Power stations in the sky
Base on the moon
Space cities
Starships
Space diary
Glossary
289 pages
https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16061123W/The_Illustrated_encyclopedia_of_space_technology

 

[hesham]

And

 

[Antonio]

Many, many thanks to you both. Great and quick help!

I just received the spanish edition which is a reduced one!!!, just 136 pages in 13 chapters :-[ :'( ???
I didn't knew it so I have to ask for the English edition instead