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Originally Posted by Venkatesh
"This New Ocean" by William Burrows
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As far as books on spaceflight go, this is the biggest one (at least in scope) - it traces the history of spaceflight, starting from the invention of black powder. In other parts, it reads like the best apology for spaceflight I've ever read. I'll try to find the specific passage (I highlighted it - it's that good) and post an exerpt here. The book as a whole is well worth reading, but set aside a month - it's huge, and more than a little dry.