Astrobiology: A Multidisciplinary Approach
- ISBN-10
- 0805380426
- ISBN-13
- 9780805380422
- Series
- Astrobiology
- Category
- Science / Space Science / Astronomy
- Pages
- 586
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Pearson Addison Wesley
- Author
- Jonathan Irving Lunine
Description
New Delhi was born at two o'clock on 12 December 1911, asKing George V proclaimed it to be India's new capital athis grand Coronation Durbar. New Delhi: Making of aCapital pieces together the story of the eighthreincarnation of this historic city. Breaking new ground,this book showcases century-old telegrams, maps, plans,drawings, letters and scraps of paper; the Agreement thatthe chief architects - Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker -signed together; the sharp arguments the two had on keyarchitectural issues; and a lot more.
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