Principles of Guided Missile Design

Principles of Guided Missile Design

Editor	Merrill Grayson
Language	English
Genre	Nonfiction, Textbook
Publisher	D. Van Nostrand Company, Princeton, NJ
Publication date	1955
Publication place	United States

Principles of Guided Missile Design was a textbook and reference book series on spaceflight and guided missiles edited Merrill Grayson, U.S. Navy Captain. ^{[1] [2]} The series was published 1955 to 1964 by D. Van Nostrand Company, Princeton, New Jersey.

Notable experts contributed, such as Krafft Arnold Ehricke and Maurice J. Zucrow, and number of reviews were published. ^{[3] [4]} These books are out of print and considered rare. Only a few digitized copies exist.

Titles

• Locke, A. S. (1955). Grayson, M. (ed.). Guidance. Principles of Guided Missile Design. D. Van Nostrand.
• Besserer, C. W. (1959). Grayson, M. (ed.). Missile Engineering Handbook. Principles of Guided Missile Design. D. Van Nostrand.

• Bonney, E. A., Zucrow, M. J., Besserer, C. W. (1956). Grayson, M. (ed.). Aerodynamics, Propulsion, Structures and Design Practice. Principles of Guided Missile Design. D. Van Nostrand.
• Goldberg, H., Helmholz, R. H. (1956). Grayson, M. (ed.). Operations Research, Armament, Launching. Principles of Guided Missile Design. D. Van Nostrand.
• Haviland, R. P., House, C. M. (1956). Grayson, M. (ed.). Handbook of Satellites and Space Vehicles. Principles of Guided Missile Design. D. Van Nostrand.
• Jerger, J. J. (1960). Grayson, M. (ed.). Systems Preliminary Design. Principles of Guided Missile Design. D. Van Nostrand.
• Newman, D. B. (1964). Grayson, M. (ed.). Space Vehicle Electronics. Principles of Guided Missile Design. D. Van Nostrand.
• Parvin, R. H. (1962). Grayson, M. (ed.). Inertial Navigation. Principles of Guided Missile Design. D. Van Nostrand.
• Povejsil, D. J., Raven, R. S., Waterman, P. J. (1961). Grayson, M. (ed.). Airborne Radar. Principles of Guided Missile Design. D. Van Nostrand.
• Grayson, M., ed. (1959). Dictionary of Guided Missiles and Space Flight. Principles of Guided Missile Design. D. Van Nostrand.
• Grayson, M., Ehricke, K. A., eds. (1959). Space Flight, Volume I: Environment and Celestial Mechanics. Principles of Guided Missile Design. D. Van Nostrand.
• Grayson, M., Ehricke, K. A., eds. (1962). Space Flight, Volume II: Dynamics. Principles of Guided Missile Design. D. Van Nostrand.

References

1. Oral History | Merrill, Grayson, Capt., USN (Ret.). U.S. Naval Institute. 2018-05-17.
2. Clift, A. Denis (2022-01-01). "Merrill the Missileer". U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
3. Duffy, Robert (1957-05-10). "Principles of Guided Missile Design. Aerodynamics, Propulsion, Structures and Design Practice. E. Arthur Bonney, Maurice J. Zucrow, and Carl W. Besserer. Van Nostrand, Princeton, N. J., 1956. 595 pp. Illus. $10" . Science. 125 (3254): 941–942. doi:10.1126/science.125.3254.941.c.
4. Stephens, W. H. (1957). "Principles of Guided Missile Design (Aerodynamics, Propulsion and Structures). E. A.Bonney, M. J. Zucrow and C. W. Besserer. Van Nostrand, Princeton, 1956. 595 pp. Illustrated. 75s" . The Aeronautical Journal. 61 (560): 572–573. doi:10.1017/S0368393100130445. ISSN   0368-3931.