Название: Presidents, Battles, and Must-See Civil War Destinations : Exploring a Kentucky Divided
Автор: Cameron M. Ludwick, Blair Thomas Hess
Издательство: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253038968
Год: 2019
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 112
Размер: 22,4 МБ
Язык: Английский

Take a historical tour through the Bluegrass State, with fascinating facts, photos, and tips for travelers. As a border state and strategic territory, Kentucky was fiercely contested by the Union and the Confederacy and had ties to both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. This book guides you to the sites of such battles as Perryville, Middle Creek, and Munfordville, and the childhood homes of both Lincoln and Davis as well as Mary Todd.

Название: Travels with Curiosity: Exploring Mars by Rover
Автор: Charles J. Byrne
Издательство: Springer
ISBN: 3030538044
Год: 2020
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 225
Размер: 32,7 МБ
Язык: Английский

The Mars Curiosity Rover is the most sophisticated mobile laboratory ever deployed on a planet. For over seven years, scores of investigators have planned its daily route and activities, poring over the overwhelming images and data and revising our understanding of planetary surfaces, geology,and potential habitability.