Exploration of Space

Between the late-fifteenth and late-eighteenth centuries, European sea explores dramatically changed human understanding of the world. These handsome books combine brilliant color illustrations and concise text in an attractive magazine-style format. They recount the achievements and adventures of explorers, and feature between 70 and 110 full-color illustrations in each book.

On April 12, 1961, in space vehicle Vostok I, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human being to orbit the earth. Thus began the manned space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. Perhaps its most dramatic moment came on July 20, 1969, when American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon. This handsome book captures the first exciting years of space exploration.