Stars and Planets
What does the surface of Venus look like? What's in a comet? In this book you'll learn about stars, planets, and humanity's first brave steps into the solar system!
Presents a guide to such celestial objects as the stars, planets, and galaxies, with instructions for setting up and using a telescope, along with monthly sky guides and diagrams of the constellations.
More than 160 star charts were made especially for this book by the Royal Greenwich Observatory. There is a separate, detailed chart for each of the 88 constellations, adding up to a complete atlas of the sky.
Stars and Planets is a 300-entry mini encyclopedia of the universe that surrounds our world.
A visual guide to the universe, galaxies, and solar systems.
Text and illustrations, diagrams, tables, and charts present information on such astronomical topics as our solar system, galaxies, black holes, and space exploration.
Full of facts about the earth, the moon, the sun, the stars, the galaxy, and the other planets, this informative picture book contains activities, a cartoon, a poem, a foldout page, and a mini quiz to make young learners real experts
Get ready to launch into space with this fun activity book. There are lots of space stickers to find, facts to learn, and planets to explore.
This unique handbook clearly shows step-by-step how to locate major stars, planets, and constellations anywhere on both sides of the equator with the naked eye--and get direction from the sky....
Provides information on various aspects of astronomy and outer space, including the sun and moon, planets, comets, asteroids, meteors, constellations, the nature and origin of the universe, and more.
In this new edition of their classic work, Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion illuminate the night sky as never before, providing novice stargazers and professional astronomers alike with the most...
A wonderful handbook for the amateur astronomer, Stars and Planets contains 175 star maps and charts, plus 30 stunning full-color photographs of heavenly objects.
A practical guide to the night sky that can be used by amateur astronomers anywhere in the world. This Eyewitness Handbook features entries on all 88 constellations of the northern...
Stars and Planets is an adventure through our solar system and beyond, visiting mysterious worlds from gas giants to frozen rocky moons, and gazing at the millions of stars in the universe.
Panoramic pictures portray science environments level by level. With this book as your guide, explore the stars and planets of our universe, and take a New View of the marvels and mysteries of outer space.
This book shows how you can use the method of constructal theory to design human-made systems in order to reduce trial and error and increase the system performance.
From the planet Jupiter to a refracting telescope, discover all about the stars and planets in our solar system and the equipment you need to spot them. Each of the...
"This captivating book explores the stars and planets of outer space by presenting them through lush illustrations and photography that incorporate cross-sections, cutaway-views, and magnifications.
More than 160 star charts were made especially for this book by the Royal Greenwich Observatory. There is a separate detailed chart for each of the 88 constellations, adding up to a complete atlas of the sky.