Where is our solar system?

Book 2018

"Readers will want to grab a telescope and explore the night skies after finishing this overview of our solar system. Our solar system consists of eight planets, as well as numerous moons, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids. For thousands of years, humansbelieved that Earth was at the center of the Universe, but all of that changed in the 17th century. Astronomers like Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, and Isaac Newton propose...

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Astronomy History Juvenile literature

Outer space Exploration Juvenile literature

Solar system Juvenile literature

Part of a Series:

Where is (Grosset & Dunlap) Where is--?

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ISBN:

9780515158205
9780515158182
0515158186

Description:

106 pages : illustrations, colour map ; 20 cm

Target Audience Note:

Ages 8-12

Notes:

Includes foldout colour map
Includes bibliographical references

Contents:

Where is our solar system?
Sky watching
A shocking idea
A tour of the sun and stars
The inner planets
The outer planets
Return to earth
Beyond our solar system
The space race
Life in space
Life beyond our solar system?
The future
Timelines

LCCN:

2017043834

Control Number:

2494350

Other Authors:

Hammond, Ted, illustrator

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