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Rockets and jets

Title
Rockets and jets, illustrated with drawings by James MacDonald and with photographs.
Author
Zim, Herbert S. (Herbert Spencer), 1909-1994.
Publication
New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company [1945]

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Additional Authors
MacDonald, James
Description
x, 326 p. incl. front., illus., diagrs.; 22 cm.
Subjects
Note
  • At head of title: Herbert S. Zim.
  • Ends at p. 322.
  • Boards bent at corners, rubbed at head and tail of spine. D.j. rubbed and chipped at spine and corners. Soiled on rear cover.
  • Chapters include: The Story of Things Not Yet, Basic Principles, The Origin of the Rocket Idea, Rockets in Battle, Powder Rockets, Rocket Vehicles, Modern Battle Rockets, Aeriel Rockets, Rockets for the Future, Decomposition or Combustion, The Liquid Fuels, Rocket Motors, Experimental Rockets, High-Altitude Rockets, Escape from the Earth, The Goals of the Interplanetary Rockets, Interplanetary Problems, Jet Propulsion That Works, The Launching of the Squirt, Jets and Near-Jets, The Secret Weapon, The Future of Rockets, The American Rocket Society and Others.
Binding (note)
  • Red cloth bds. w/ black ill. and title. Col. ill. d.j. w/ red title.
LCCN
45003878
OCLC
  • ocm01238129
  • SCSB-239322
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library