From Vinland To Mars: A Thousand Years Of Exploration

436 pp. A survey of the history of exploration from Vikings to astronauts. CONTENTS: I RECONNAISSANCE OF THE EARTH: I. Vinland, II. The Passage, III. Terra Australis; II ANOTHER SEA: IV. The Enterprise of the Moon, V. Genesis, VI. Victory and Retreat, VII. Detente; III THE NEW WORLDS: VIII. The Search for Creation, IX. The Liquid Planet, X. Viking; Notes; Index.