E-book
Eyewitness astronomy [electronic resource] / written by Kristen Lippincott.
Features the discoveries and research that have transformed our understanding of the planets and stars of the universe.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781405335836 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1405335831 (electronic bk.)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (72 p.) : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.).
- Edition: New ed.
- Publisher: London : Dorling Kindersley, 2008, 2004.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Previous ed.: 1994. Includes index. Published in association with the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The study of the heavens -- Ancient astronomy -- Ordering the universe -- The celestial sphere -- The uses of astronomy -- Astrology -- The Copernican revolution -- Intellectual giants -- Optical principles -- The optical telescope -- Observatories -- Astronomers -- Spectroscopy -- The radio telescope -- Venturing into space -- The solar system -- The sun -- The moon -- Earth -- Mercury -- Venus -- Mars -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus -- Neptune and beyond -- Travelers in space -- The birth and death of stars -- Our galaxy and beyond -- Did you know? -- Cutting-edge astronomy -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index. |
| Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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| Subject: | Astronomy > Juvenile literature. |
| Genre: | Electronic books. |
