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_d25915
001 1049572472
003 OCoLC
005 20190502002025.0
008 180227s2018 nyu b 001 0 eng d
020 _a9780393064445
040 _cnmt
100 1 _aTyson, Neil deGrasse,
_eauthor.
_97737
245 1 0 _aAccessory to war :
_bthe unspoken alliance between astrophysics and the military /
_cNeil deGrasse Tyson and Avis Lang.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bW.W. Norton & Company,
_c[2018]
300 _axiv, 576 pages ;
_c25 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 409-549) and index.
505 0 _aSituational awareness -- A time to kill -- Star power -- Sea power -- Arming the eye -- the ultimate high ground -- Unseen, undetected, unspoken -- Detection stories -- Making war, seeking peace -- Space power -- A time to heal.
520 _aExplores the centuries-old relationship between science and military power, describing how the methods and tools of astrophysics have been used in the service of war, from early celestial navigation to satellite-enabled warfare.
650 0 _aAstronautics, Military
_xHistory.
_97738
650 0 _aMilitary art and science
_xTechnological innovations
_xHistory.
_97739
650 0 _aAstrophysics
_vMiscellanea.
_97740
700 1 _aLang, Avis,
_eauthor.
_97741
907 _a.b155251065
942 _2ddc
_cBOOK