The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 112National Geographic Society, 1957 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... satellite above it . Plans are already under study for large satellites to retransmit radio , TV , and tele- phone signals from the earth . Three such sat- ellites , spaced around the world and orbiting at the speed of the earth's ...
... satellite above it . Plans are already under study for large satellites to retransmit radio , TV , and tele- phone signals from the earth . Three such sat- ellites , spaced around the world and orbiting at the speed of the earth's ...
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... satellite's orbit precesses , or pivots , like a child's top slowing down . These sketches show the effect of precession on the baby moon's visibility . Figure 1 pictures the satellite ( white dot ) as it orbits at a 45 ° angle to the ...
... satellite's orbit precesses , or pivots , like a child's top slowing down . These sketches show the effect of precession on the baby moon's visibility . Figure 1 pictures the satellite ( white dot ) as it orbits at a 45 ° angle to the ...
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810 National Geographic Photographer Bates Littlehales Tiny Test Sphere , Forerunner of the U.S. Satellite , Takes Power from the Sun Prior to launching a full - scale , 212 - pound satellite , the U. S. Naval Research Laboratory plans ...
810 National Geographic Photographer Bates Littlehales Tiny Test Sphere , Forerunner of the U.S. Satellite , Takes Power from the Sun Prior to launching a full - scale , 212 - pound satellite , the U. S. Naval Research Laboratory plans ...
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Flight to Adventure Flying Their Own Singleengine Plane a Daring | v |
To the Men at South Pole Station By Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd | 1 |
Fledgling Wings of the Air Force By Thomas W McKnew | 266 |
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