Author: Steve Alten
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 0765388006
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
East Antarctica: The coldest, most desolate location on Earth. Two-and-a-half miles below the ice cap is Vostok, a six thousand square mile liquid lake, over a thousand feet deep, left untouched for more than fifteen million years. Now, marine biologist Zachary Wallace and two other scientists aboard a submersible tethered to a laser will journey 13,000 feet beneath the ice into this unexplored realm to discover Mesozoic life forms long believed extinct--and an object of immense power responsible for the evolution of modern man. In this sequel to The Loch and prequel to MEG: Nightstalkers, New York Times bestselling author Steve Alten offers readers a crossover novel that combines characters from two of his most popular series. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Vostok
Author: Steve Alten
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 0765388006
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
East Antarctica: The coldest, most desolate location on Earth. Two-and-a-half miles below the ice cap is Vostok, a six thousand square mile liquid lake, over a thousand feet deep, left untouched for more than fifteen million years. Now, marine biologist Zachary Wallace and two other scientists aboard a submersible tethered to a laser will journey 13,000 feet beneath the ice into this unexplored realm to discover Mesozoic life forms long believed extinct--and an object of immense power responsible for the evolution of modern man. In this sequel to The Loch and prequel to MEG: Nightstalkers, New York Times bestselling author Steve Alten offers readers a crossover novel that combines characters from two of his most popular series. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 0765388006
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
East Antarctica: The coldest, most desolate location on Earth. Two-and-a-half miles below the ice cap is Vostok, a six thousand square mile liquid lake, over a thousand feet deep, left untouched for more than fifteen million years. Now, marine biologist Zachary Wallace and two other scientists aboard a submersible tethered to a laser will journey 13,000 feet beneath the ice into this unexplored realm to discover Mesozoic life forms long believed extinct--and an object of immense power responsible for the evolution of modern man. In this sequel to The Loch and prequel to MEG: Nightstalkers, New York Times bestselling author Steve Alten offers readers a crossover novel that combines characters from two of his most popular series. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Vostok
Author: Steve Alten
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765388022
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
In this sequel to The Loch and prequel to MEG: Nightstalkers, New York Times bestselling author Steve Alten offers readers a crossover novel that combines characters from two of his most popular series--including the basis for the feature film, The Meg, starring Jason Statham. East Antarctica: The coldest, most desolate location on Earth. Two-and-a-half miles below the ice cap is Vostok, a six thousand square mile liquid lake, over a thousand feet deep, left untouched for more than fifteen million years. Now, marine biologist Zachary Wallace and two other scientists aboard a submersible tethered to a laser will journey 13,000 feet beneath the ice into this unexplored realm to discover Mesozoic life forms long believed extinct--and an object of immense power responsible for the evolution of modern man.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765388022
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
In this sequel to The Loch and prequel to MEG: Nightstalkers, New York Times bestselling author Steve Alten offers readers a crossover novel that combines characters from two of his most popular series--including the basis for the feature film, The Meg, starring Jason Statham. East Antarctica: The coldest, most desolate location on Earth. Two-and-a-half miles below the ice cap is Vostok, a six thousand square mile liquid lake, over a thousand feet deep, left untouched for more than fifteen million years. Now, marine biologist Zachary Wallace and two other scientists aboard a submersible tethered to a laser will journey 13,000 feet beneath the ice into this unexplored realm to discover Mesozoic life forms long believed extinct--and an object of immense power responsible for the evolution of modern man.
The Loch
Author: Steve Alten
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 142993977X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Marine biologist Zachary Wallace once suffered a near-drowning experience in legendary Loch Ness, and now, long-forgotten memories of that experience have begun haunting him. The truth surrounding these memories lies with Zachary's estranged father, Angus Wallace, a wily Highlander on trial for murder. Together the two plunge into a world where the legend of Loch Ness shows its true face. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 142993977X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Marine biologist Zachary Wallace once suffered a near-drowning experience in legendary Loch Ness, and now, long-forgotten memories of that experience have begun haunting him. The truth surrounding these memories lies with Zachary's estranged father, Angus Wallace, a wily Highlander on trial for murder. Together the two plunge into a world where the legend of Loch Ness shows its true face. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Antarctic Subglacial Lake Vostok
Author: Igor A. Zotikov
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540377239
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
The first book on the subject, this monograph examines the phenomenon of a huge sealed, freshwater lake, isolated from the rest of the world by kilometers' thick ice. The existence of melting ice at the bottom of the huge Vostok Lake has served as a model and inspired the team planning the Galileo space craft to gather data on the ice sheet of the Jupiterian moon Europa. The book provides interpretation of, and calculations for, stimulating factors for possible melting and a huge lake's existence at the bottom of the Martian ice sheets.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540377239
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
The first book on the subject, this monograph examines the phenomenon of a huge sealed, freshwater lake, isolated from the rest of the world by kilometers' thick ice. The existence of melting ice at the bottom of the huge Vostok Lake has served as a model and inspired the team planning the Galileo space craft to gather data on the ice sheet of the Jupiterian moon Europa. The book provides interpretation of, and calculations for, stimulating factors for possible melting and a huge lake's existence at the bottom of the Martian ice sheets.
Results of Microbiological and Cytological Investigations on Vostok Type Spacecraft
Author: Nikolaĭ Nikolaevich Zhukov-Verezhnikov
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bacteria
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bacteria
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Praxis Manned Spaceflight Log 1961-2006
Author: Tim Furniss
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387739807
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 856
Book Description
This flagship work charts a complete chronological log of orbital manned spaceflight. Included are the X-15 "astroflights" of the 1960s, and the two 1961 Mercury and Redstone missions which were non-orbital. There is an image depicting each manned spaceflight, and data boxes containing brief biographies of all the space travelers. The main text is a narrative of each mission, its highlights and accomplishments, including the strange facts and humorous stories connected to every mission. The resulting book is a handy reference to all manned spaceflights, the names of astronauts and cosmonauts who flew on each mission, their roles and accomplishments.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387739807
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 856
Book Description
This flagship work charts a complete chronological log of orbital manned spaceflight. Included are the X-15 "astroflights" of the 1960s, and the two 1961 Mercury and Redstone missions which were non-orbital. There is an image depicting each manned spaceflight, and data boxes containing brief biographies of all the space travelers. The main text is a narrative of each mission, its highlights and accomplishments, including the strange facts and humorous stories connected to every mission. The resulting book is a handy reference to all manned spaceflights, the names of astronauts and cosmonauts who flew on each mission, their roles and accomplishments.
Vostok 1
Author: Michael D. Cole
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780894905414
Category : Astronauts
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Yuri Gagarin, hero of the Soviet Union and first person in space, took the first big steps that led to the era of manned spaceflight. Details of the historic flight of Vostok 1 are discussed through his eyes, including his exciting first view of Earth and the stars from space.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780894905414
Category : Astronauts
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Yuri Gagarin, hero of the Soviet Union and first person in space, took the first big steps that led to the era of manned spaceflight. Details of the historic flight of Vostok 1 are discussed through his eyes, including his exciting first view of Earth and the stars from space.
U.S.S.R.
Author: United States. Geographic Names Division
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 814
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 814
Book Description
Vostok
Author: Zijie Pan
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
A haunting, evocative and beautifully balanced micture of poetry and prose, and an impressive blend of Chinese and Australian detail, experience and sensibility. Zijie Pan was born in Horsham, Victoria and now lives with his wife and daughter in Sydney.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
A haunting, evocative and beautifully balanced micture of poetry and prose, and an impressive blend of Chinese and Australian detail, experience and sensibility. Zijie Pan was born in Horsham, Victoria and now lives with his wife and daughter in Sydney.
Russian Wristwatches
Author: Juri Levenberg
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780887408731
Category : Pocket watches
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Photographs of over 500 watches manufactured in Russia and the USSR during the second half of the 20th century, with explanations of their styles, workings, and manufacturers. Poljot, Wostok, and Slava wristwatches are covered, along with a sampling of pocket watches, deck watches, and marine chronometers. Watch faces commemorate all the great moments of Russian and Soviet history.
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780887408731
Category : Pocket watches
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Photographs of over 500 watches manufactured in Russia and the USSR during the second half of the 20th century, with explanations of their styles, workings, and manufacturers. Poljot, Wostok, and Slava wristwatches are covered, along with a sampling of pocket watches, deck watches, and marine chronometers. Watch faces commemorate all the great moments of Russian and Soviet history.