Bibliograph

Exploring space, journey through the solar system and beyond

Type

Label

Exploring space, journey through the solar system and beyond

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Exploring space

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

795695112

Series statement

Britannica learning library

Sub title

journey through the solar system and beyond

Summary

Updated for 2012 and part of the Britannica Learning Library Series, children will discover answers to these questions of Exploring Space and many more. Through pictures, articles, and fun facts, you'll travel across time, visit outer space, meet fascinating people, and investigate strange and wonderful things

Table Of Contents

INTRODUCTION; TABLE OF CONTENTS; ASTRONOMY: Studying the Stars; UNIVERSE: Infinite Space; Gravity: The Invisible Magnet; Galaxies: Star Clusters; Stars: Distant Fire; Planets: Wanderers in the Sky; Asteroids: Minor Planets; Comets: Rocketing Masses with Fuzzy Tails; SOLAR SYSTEM: Family of the Sun; Mercury: The Planet Nearest to the Sun; Venus: A Morning and Evening Star; Moon: A Trip to the Moon; Mars: The Red Planet; Jupiter: King of the Planets; Saturn: The Ringed Planet; Uranus: King George's Star; Neptune: The Eighth Planet; Pluto: The Dwarf Planet; BIOGRAPHIESAryabhata: Ancient Mathematician-AstronomerNicolaus Copernicus: Student of the Sky; Johannes Kepler: Stargazer; Sir Isaac Newton: An Apple, an Idea; Albert Einstein: A Brilliant Wonderer; Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar: Discovering How Stars Grow; Sally Ride: First American Woman in Space; SPACECRAFT: Exploring the New Frontier; Astronauts: Going Up in Space; Extraterrestrial Life: Life Beyond the Earth; GLOSSARY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Contributor