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100 1 _aSheehan, William
_d1954-
245 1 4 _aThe planet Mars:
_ba history of observation & discovery /
_cWilliam Sheehan
260 _aTucson :
_bUniversity of Arizona Press,
_c1996.
300 _ax, 270p.
_bill., maps ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 259-260) and index.
505 0 _aMotions of Mars -- Pioneers -- "A situation similar to ours" -- Areographers -- 1877 -- Confirmations and controversies -- Lowell -- How the eye interprets -- Opposition 1909 -- The lingering romance -- Spacecraft to Mars -- Mariner 9 -- Vikings, and beyond -- The hurtling moons of Mars -- Observing Mars.
650 _aMars
651 0 _aMars (Planet)
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_d5442