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Astronomy: Discoveries, Solar System, Stars, Universe Hardback - 2003 - 1st Edition

by Carole Stott

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Showing you what others only tell you. Discover the history and origins of the universe and observe the stars and galaxies with over 100 star charts and profiles of all 88 constellations. Includes a month-by-month guide to highlights of the night sky. Perfect for any enthusiast this is the definitive visual guide to enjoying and appreciating astronomy.

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A panoramic look at astronomy, this book covers every aspect of the subject and chronicles the discoveries made by stargazers, from the ancient Egyptians and Aztecs to today's advanced space probes.

Crammed with authoritative information and interesting facts about everything from the birth of stars to the search for extraterrestrial life, this fascinating book offers children a broad perspective on their universe. Crisp, up-to-date photographs complement the text, while detailed captions and diagrams bring clarity to more complex concepts. There's information on how to identify familiar and unusual constellations as well as answers to the questions that have intrigued both children and great astronomers since the beginning of civilization.

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From Earth we can look out into the universe.

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  • Title Astronomy: Discoveries, Solar System, Stars, Universe
  • Author Carole Stott
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 63
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Kingfisher
  • Publication date October 31, 2003
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780753455821 / 075345582X
  • Weight 1.55 lbs (0.70 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.86 x 10 x 0.51 in (30.12 x 25.40 x 1.30 cm)
  • Age range 10 to 14 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 9
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science
  • Library of Congress subjects Astronomy
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2002043317
  • Dewey Decimal Code 520

About the author

Carole Stott has written more than twenty books on astronomy and space and is a feature writer for the U.K. magazine Astronomy Now. Carole authored Kingfisher Knowledge: Stars and Planets, I Wonder Why Stars Twinkle and Other Questions About Space, and Astronomy, and she was a chapter contributor to The Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia. Before turning to full-time writing, she was curator and then the head of the observatory at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England.

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