Dallas Campbell's books

Dallas Campbell's books

I know there was a lot of interest in the fascinating books that Dallas Campbell talked about recently. To remind you, the talk he gave can be found here:  https://player.vimeo.com/video/417344827. Click or tap to follow the link." href="https://eur05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplayer.vimeo.com%2Fvideo%2F417344827&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ce677187172b741a85f8b08d7f985ead9%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637252225868645697&sdata=eFOM3qEJgUczuXMo2hzPMlYRvr6bO1J1AuhnwLnqvmI%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified"> https://player. vimeo.com/video/417344827 Below, we list the books he mentioned, with hints as to where you can find them, what they'll probably cost and a time stamp from the video if you want to go back and hear what Dallas had to say about them.

 

Don't, of course, forget Dallas's own book - Ad Astra: An Illustrated Guide to Leaving the Planet!

 

13m05s - Show Me the World of Space Travel – Julian May, 1961

Possibly available online or via second-hand bookshops - hard to get hold of!

 

26m55s - Somnium (The Dream) – Johannes Kepler, 1634

Available through online booksellers in print (about £5) or as an e-book (around £3.50)

For a short explanation about the book, see this Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somnium_(novel). Click or tap to follow the link." href="https://eur05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSomnium_(novel)&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ce677187172b741a85f8b08d7f985ead9%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637252225868645697&sdata=zbeq1U1CD3LHS8k5TQdjQnBkq%2FNMqQPrQgJY8JI1pos%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified"> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somnium_(novel)

 

31m20s - The Man in the Moone – Bishop Francis Godwin, 1648 (William Poole edition)

This is the book in which a character called Gonzales is flown to the Moon by geese! Available through online booksellers in print (around £14-15) or as an e-book (£2). There are other editions that are a little bit cheaper, but the one edited by William Poole was the version that Dallas recommended because of the accompanying notes.

A short note on the book by the British Library can be read here: https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/the-man-in-the-moone. Click or tap to follow the link." href="https://eur05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bl.uk%2Fcollection-items%2Fthe-man-in-the-moone&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ce677187172b741a85f8b08d7f985ead9%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637252225868655691&sdata=f5RWlarL2m85rCA3fjH5RqTpN51Ts3dQJT8BOiQNfh0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified"> https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/the-man-in-the-moone

 

32m58s - From the Earth to the Moon – Jules Verne

Several different editions to choose from, including an illustrated edition.

 

33m00s - A Trip to the Moon – Georges Méliès film (1902)

DVDs are available on Amazon, with prices ranging from affordable to outrageously expensive (£75-£100)! However, it’s also available to watch on Amazon Prime Video. (The opening few minutes look like a meeting of the Flamsteed Committee 😉 )

 

41m15s - V2 – Major-General Walter Dorneberger (1954)

At £80+, obviously a collector’s item!

 

43m00s - For the ‘planning’ infographic Dallas referred to, Google: Ronald Jones integrated space plan

 

1h10m10s - Selecting the Mercury Seven - Colin Burgess

Published by Springer, which means it’s not cheap (£30-35). Not even the second-hand copies. But if you’re a real Mercury enthusiast,…

 

1h14m15s - Google Ryan Nagata to find the website and other information about the American props maker who made the A7L space suit that Dallas owns

 

1h18m40s - Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo – Nicholas de Monchaux

Available in paperback from online book retailers for £30 or so. Also available as an audio book

 

1h18m55s- US Space Gear - Outfitting the Astronaut – Lillian D Kozloski

In hardback and paperback for around £20 from online retailers.

 

Finally, as one of our Members suggested (and Dallas agreed), check out YouTube for videos about the Apollo Guidance System, especially the ‘noun-verb’ operating system.