Space Science and the Arab World: Astronauts, Observatories and Nationalism in the Middle East Contributor(s): Determann, Jörg Matthias (Author) |
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ISBN: 1788310144 ISBN-13: 9781788310147 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Space Science - History | Middle East - General |
LCCN: 2018493702 |
Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.6" (1.05 lbs) 272 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: When Sultan bin Salman left Earth on the shuttle Discovery in 1985, he became the first Arab, first Muslim and first member of a royal family in space. Twenty-five years later, the discovery of a planet 500 light years away by the Qatar Exoplanet Survey - subsequently named Qatar-1b' - was evidence of the cutting-edge space science projects taking place across the Middle East. |