... to Patrick Beesly for his help on the U-boat tracking techniques used by the Admiralty during the war; and to Robin Coventry and Sir Brooks Richards for their long and informative letters. About the Author Clare Francis (b.
The ultimate illustrated guide to the most spectacular objects in the night sky, fully updated and revised. Night Sky: A Falcon Field Guide covers summer and winter constellations, planets, and stars found in the northern hemisphere.
This is the ultimate illustrated guide to the most spectacular objects in the night sky.
In the earliest Greek literature, it is referred to simply as a bird, but by the time of Ptolemy, the constellation was recognized as a swan and associated with Zeus's seduction of Leda, the Queen of Sparta. According to this legend, ...
The books pair magnificent National Geographic photographs with lively text by skilled children's book authors across four reading levels.
This is the ultimate illustrated guide to the most spectacular objects in the night sky. Night Sky: A Falcon Field Guide covers both summer and winter constellations, planets, and stars found in the northern hemisphere.
Night Sky features over 200 spectacular photographs displaying the glory of the universe as seen from Earth.
With exciting activities, like how to look at the sun safely, and plenty of fun facts, this book is a must for children curious about the night sky.
This simple-to-use, illustrated guide to the stars features information on stars, constellations, and more, plus photos in full color and black and white.
In this book the mysteries of space and the night sky are revealed and explained.
Sixteen-year-old Skylar Reid joins her best friend Cal, Dana, a girl with supernatural abilities, and Dana's friend Milo on a quest to rescue young Sasha from the Organization that kidnapped her because, according to Dana, Sky and Sasha ...
This informative guide is an excellent introduction to the stars, constellations and nebulae that make up the visible sky at night.
What has the Hubble Space Telescope revealed about our universe? How should one select and use binoculars and a telescope? What are the simple tools available to measure distances and...