Astronomy.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Reader's digest exploresPublisher: Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest, [1998]Copyright date: ©1998Description: 159 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0762100427
  • 9780762100422
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Superstition to science -- Understanding the universe -- Our solar system -- Observing the sky -- Space exploration -- Glossary -- Index -- Contributors and picture credits.
Summary: From Halley to Hale-Bopp, this is a beautifully illustrated introduction to the wonders of our solar system--and beyond. The authors chronicle the dramatic space race, moon landings, investigations of space probes, explain the functions of shuttles and space stations, and speculate on future space explorations. 180 color photos and illustrations.
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Books Books Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room QB44.2 .A87 1998 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31560000025698

Includes index.

Superstition to science -- Understanding the universe -- Our solar system -- Observing the sky -- Space exploration -- Glossary -- Index -- Contributors and picture credits.

From Halley to Hale-Bopp, this is a beautifully illustrated introduction to the wonders of our solar system--and beyond. The authors chronicle the dramatic space race, moon landings, investigations of space probes, explain the functions of shuttles and space stations, and speculate on future space explorations. 180 color photos and illustrations.

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