Stamping the Earth from Space
By Renato Dicati
Springer | January 2017 | ISBN-10: 3319207555 | 429 Pages | true PDF | 51.8 mb
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This unique book presents a historical and philatelic survey of Earth exploration from space. It covers all areas of research in which artificial satellites have contributed in designing a new image of our planet and its environment: the atmosphere and ionosphere, the magnetic field, radiation belts and the magnetosphere, weather, remote sensing, mapping of the surface, observation of the oceans and marine environments, geodesy, and the study of life and ecological systems. Stamping the Earth from Space presents the results obtained with the thousands of satellites launched by the two former superpowers, the Soviet Union and the United States, and also those of the many missions carried out by the ESA, individual European countries, Japan, China, India, and the many emerging space nations. Beautifully illustrated, it contains almost 1100 color reproductions of philatelic items. In addition to topical stamps and thematic postal documents, the book provides an extensive review of astrophilatelic items. The most important space missions are documented through event covers and cards canceled at launch sites, tracking stations, research laboratories, and mission control facilities.
About the Author
Born in Italy in 1950, Renato Dicati has cultivated since childhood a love for astronomy and an interest in space. In 1975 he graduated in Astrophysics at the University of Milan. Over the last twenty years he has dedicated much of his free time to science. He has organized philatelic exhibitions on the history of astronomy and astronautics and has published numerous books and articles on astronomy, space exploration, and thematic philately. He published Stamping Through Astronomy with Springer in 2013.
CONTENTS
1 Prologue: From Sputnik to the International Space Station . . . 1
2 Satellite Geodesy. . . 27
3 Researches on the Atmosphere . . . 59
4 Ionospheric Research with Satellites . . . 123
5 Exploration of the Earth’s Magnetosphere. . . . 153
6 Meteorological Satellites . . . 207
7 Study of Micrometeorites and Cosmic Dust . . . 265
8 Earth Remote Sensing. . . 293
9 Cartography and Mapping . . . 361
10 Oceanography from Space . . . 383
Bibliography . . . 413
Websites . . . 417
Index . . . 419
