New York, NY: St. Martin's Press. Very Good- in Fair dust jacket. 1980. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0312007590 . B&W Illustrations; This book is in Ver y Good- condition and has a Fair dust jacket. The book covers have edge wear, rubbing and some beginning fraying. The rear book cover has some spots of whitish discoloration to the bottom edge. The text pages are clean and bright. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is in unfortunate shape, with large chips, heavy edge wear and rubbing, nicks, tears and just general use. "In 1993 he (Charles Robert O'Dell) used the Hubble Space Telescope to discover in the Orion Nebula a new class of objects, the proplyds, providing clear-cut proof that ordinary star formation includes disks from which planets can form. Since then, his research has concentrated on how these objects are created and interact with their natal material. An avid aviator, he participated as a pilot on the USA team in the FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships in 1985, 1987, 1989, and 1993. As a mountaineer, he teamed in the 1960's with astronomers Donald Morton, George Wallerstein, and Lyman Spitzer on several first-ascents of mountains in British Columbia, Canada. " (from Wikipedia) .

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Bookseller: S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB) (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: A47796
Title: Aerobatics Today
Author: O'Dell, Bob
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good- in Fair dust jacket
Edition: 1st Edition; 1st Printing
ISBN 10: 0312007590
ISBN 13: 9780312007591
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1980
Keywords: 0312007590, Aeronautics / Astronautics, Bob O'dell, Stunt Flying, Aerial Acrobatics, Hubble Space Telescope, Charles Robert O'dell
Bookseller catalogs: Aeronautics / Astronautics;

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