Philip's Atlas of Stars and Planets
- ISBN-10
- 054008610X
- ISBN-13
- 9780540086108
- Category
- Stars
- Pages
- 80
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Author
- Ian Ridpath
Description
This was written specially for 8-14 year olds, with a clear and lively text. An ideal introduction to astronomy, full of fascinating facts and figures about the Universe. It is packed with photographs taken from giant telescopes and the latest space probes. Includes star charts covering the whole of the sky and quiz questions for budding young astronomers.
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