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Page 922
... Venus with propulsion systems presently conceivable will take hundreds of days , weight will be at a premium , and resupply is not feasible . It is necessary , therefore , to develop a system that is closed ( i.e. , cannot be resupplied ...
... Venus with propulsion systems presently conceivable will take hundreds of days , weight will be at a premium , and resupply is not feasible . It is necessary , therefore , to develop a system that is closed ( i.e. , cannot be resupplied ...
Page 951
... Venus . The accuracy of ra- dar results greatly surpasses that obtainable by the best optical measurements . Probably the most accurate solar parallax obtained by radar is that of D.O. Muhleman , who obtains 8.7941379 seconds of arc ...
... Venus . The accuracy of ra- dar results greatly surpasses that obtainable by the best optical measurements . Probably the most accurate solar parallax obtained by radar is that of D.O. Muhleman , who obtains 8.7941379 seconds of arc ...
Page 1096
... Venus " ) , presaging the Middle Ages in its vitality and touch of stressed metre . Ausonius , though in the pagan literary tradition , was a Christian and was contemporary with a truly original Christian poet , the Spaniard Pruden ...
... Venus " ) , presaging the Middle Ages in its vitality and touch of stressed metre . Ausonius , though in the pagan literary tradition , was a Christian and was contemporary with a truly original Christian poet , the Spaniard Pruden ...
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