Encyclopedia of Space includes thousands of facts accompanied by stunning photos and detailed diagrams. The wonders of space, from dark matter to the Solar System, are explored in great detail, with clear sections to aid navigation between topics.Text is presented in the form of accessible bullet points and amazing fact panels add extra interest.
Planetary nebulas last a few thousand years, and so are very rareionly about 1,500 are known in the Milky Way Galaxy. The Cat's Eye Nebula is one ofthe most complex. It is about 1,000 years old. BUTTERFLY NEBULA One of the most ...
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A comprehensive resource on the past, present, and future of space technology Researchers in optics, materials processing, and telecommunications require a reference that can provide a quick study of a...
From the Moon, Sun, and planets of our Solar System to space exploration, black holes, and dark matter, this completely revised and updated children's encyclopedia covers all you need to know about the cosmos.
Space: A Children's Encyclopedia is completely revised and updated for 2020, with new images and information to cover the latest developments in all things space-y.
From the creation of the Solar System to the Moon landings, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Space & Space Exploration investigates the Cosmos and our efforts to understand it.
Discover how stars and galaxies are formed, take a trip through the Milky Way, and explore the innards of the International Space Station in this incredible book that uses the latest computer-generated 3-D imagery, eye-catching photographs, ...
Including more than 2,000 color photographs and artworks, the book covers and wide range of topics: from the effects of the Moon on the Earth's tides to exploring the most distant stars, and from the Great Bear to meteorites to the first ...
Provides information on telescopes, space travel, the planets of the solar system, stars, and related topics, and offers Internet addresses for further research.
286 Hall, Asaph Hall, Asaph (1829–1907) American Astronomer In 1877, while he was a staff member at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., Asaph Hall discovered the two small moons of Mars. He called the larger, innermost moon ...