Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Above and Beyond: The Encyclopedia of Aviation and Space Sciences


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The result was keep‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. Liz Read! Talk! 06:37, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

Above and Beyond: The Encyclopedia of Aviation and Space Sciences

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This article has been unsourced since 2010. A quick Google search and Google Scholar search have not brought up any reliable, secondary sources. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 03:41, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Education-related deletion discussions. Significa liberdade (she/her)  (talk) 03:41, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Literature, History, Astronomy, Aviation,  and Spaceflight.  WC  Quidditch   ☎   ✎  05:21, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources. Notability (books) says: "A book is presumed notable if it verifiably meets, through reliable sources, at least one of the following criteria:The book has been the subject of two or more non-trivial published works appearing in sources that are independent of the book itself. This can include published works in all forms, such as newspaper articles, other books, television documentaries, bestseller lists, and reviews. This excludes media re-prints of press releases, flap copy, or other publications where the author, its publisher, agent, or other self-interested parties advertise or speak about the book." Sources   The review notes: "This fascinating 14-volume set of space and aviation reference books has a direct Montgomery connection, since New Horizons, the publisher, is a division of Fuller And Dees Marketing Group of Montgomery. This factual set would be a leather in the cap of any publisher. "Above and Beyond" is sure to become one of the most notable reference works in the country. Billed as the first complete encyclopedia of space and aviation, the set is certainly complete and it is as interesting to read as a good novel."  The article notes: "It appears primarily designed for junior and senior high school students, although the entire family would find the wealth of information useful as they watch developments in space and in the super-sized airliners. Biographical data on airmen who have made history is one of the most significant contributions the set makes. One apparent missing discussion, however, is the controversy over who flew first. The encyclopedia gives the credit to the Wright brothers, but it makes no mention of Gustave Alvin Whitehead. ... Nevertheless, the entire set makes a significant contribution to an understanding of aerospace."  The abstract notes: "Gr 6 Up-- Billed as "the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to aviation and space science," Above and Beyond is avowedly aimed at the school and library market, with a target age bracket of 10 to 16 years. Although older children and adolescents will be the main readers, adults consulting the set will not detect misleading simplifications or condescending writing. " <li> The excerpt notes: "Designed for the upper elementary and senior high school student, [this encyclopedia] will also be of interest to adults. . . . In general the information is accurate. . . Extensive coverage is given to space exploration and astronautics and to the related field of astronomy. Considering the emphasis of the books, coverage of the physical and biological sciences is not so extensive, but it is adequate. . . . Somewhat more than 20 percent of the material is devoted to military applications of aviation and space research. . . . [There are] useful biographies of men and women associated with aviation and space activities. . . . [A] weakness is the lack of bibliographies. . . . [This set] collects in one source much more information on aerospace than is likely to be found in the more general encyclopedias. . . . Recommended."</li> </ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Above and Beyond: the Encyclopedia of Aviation and Space Sciences to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 12:08, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Cunard! Would you be willing to add these reviews to the page? Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 03:59, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

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 * Keep per Cunard's in-depth "after" work (good job!). Randy Kryn (talk) 12:41, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep per displayed sources above. 213.239.67.134 (talk) 23:06, 2 December 2023 (UTC)


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