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TSIOLKOVSKII, Konstantin Eduardovich (1857-1935).

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Kaluga: [K. Tsiolkovskii], 1925. 33 pp., small 8vo (175 x 125 mm). Original tan wrappers. one of 2000 copies. [With:] Prichina kosmosa [The Reason for the Cosmos]. Kaluga: [K. Tsiolkovskii], 1925. 33 pp., small 8vo (175 x 125 mm). Original tan wrappers. one of 2000 copies. [And:] Buduschee zemli i chelovechestva [The Future of the Earth and Humanity]. Kaluga: [K. Tsiolkovskii], 1928. 28 pp., small 8vo (175 x 125 mm). Original tan wrappers. one of 2000 copies. [And:] Liubov k samomu sebe, ili istinnoe sebnyaliubie [Love for One's Own Self and Innate Self-Love]. Kaluga: [K. Tsiolkovskii], 1928. 39 pp., small 8vo (170 x 130 mm). Original gray wrappers. one of 2000 copies. [And:] Proshedshee zemli [Past Wotlds]. Kaluga: [K. Tsiolkovskii], 1928. 21 pp., small 8vo (175 x 125 mm). Original gray wrappers. one of 2000 copies. [And:] Sovremennoe sostyanie zemli [Modern Conditions of the Earth]. Kaluga: [K. Tsiolkovskii], 1929. 36 pp., small 8vo (165 x 130 mm). Original pink wrappers. one of 2000 copies. [And:] Tseli zvezdoplavaniya [Goals of Interstellar Travel]. Kaluga: [K. Tsiolkovskii], 1929. 40 pp., small 8vo (175 x 125 mm). Original pale green wrappers. one of 2000 copies. [And:] Zvezdoplavatelyam (1930 g.) [Interstellar Travellers]. Kaluga: [K. Tsiolkovskii]: OSNKh, 1930. 31 pp., small 8vo (147 x 107 mm). Original gray wrappers. one of 2000 copies. [And:] Monizm vselennoi [Monism of the Universe]. Kaluga: [K. Tsiolkovskii], 1931. 84 pp., small 8vo (150 x 115 mm). Original gray wrappers. one of 2000 copies. Condition: wrappers lightly discolored, occasional light marginal chipping, two copies with sticker residue to front wrapper. Tsiolovskii was a Russian rocket scientist, now known as the father of spaceflight. He was a mathematics teacher until he retired in 1920 and spent most of his life in a log house near Kaluga, where he wrote over 500 pamphlets on scientific topics. His early theories of human space travel and rocket propulsion eventually led to the development of the Soviet space programs. Working in relative obscurity, he was not recognized for his pioneering work in astronautics until late in life. The space ship in the popular television series Star Trek: The Next Generation bears his name. (9)

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