Universe
Title:
Universe
Personal Author EPSB:
Other Title:
Eyewitness universe.
Title appears on item as: Eyewitness universe
Year Published:
2009,
2003
Series:
Physical Description:
72 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 clip art CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) + 1 wall chart.
Edition:
Rev. ed.
Note:
Originally published: 2003.
Includes index.
Contents:
What is the universe? -- How do we fit in? -- How the Universe works -- In the beginning -- Fate of the Universe -- Exploring the Universe -- Our corner of the Universe -- Our local star -- Earth's moon -- Comparing the planets -- Mercury and Venus -- Home planet -- Mars, the Red Planet -- Jupiter, king of the planets -- Saturn, the ringed wonder -- New worlds -- Asteroids, meteors, and meteorites -- Icy wanderers -- Distant suns -- Variety of stars -- Clusters of nebulae -- Star birth -- Star death -- Pulsars and black holes -- Milky Way -- Neighbors -- Galaxies galore -- Quasars and other active galaxies -- Universe of life -- Window on the universe -- Discovery timeline -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index.
Grade Interest level:
5-9
ISBN:
9780756650308
Publisher:
New York, NY : Dorling Kindersley, 2009, c2003.
