Screen LibrarySolar system : a visual exploration of the planets, moons, and other heavenly bodies that orbit our sun /
Beginning with a fascinating overview and then organized by planet, in order of its distance from the sun, "Solar System" takes us on a trip across time and space that includes a front-row seat to the explosive birth of the solar system, a journey to (and then deep inside) each of its eigh...
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| Published: |
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: |
2016. ©2011 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
Beginning with a fascinating overview and then organized by planet, in order of its distance from the sun, "Solar System" takes us on a trip across time and space that includes a front-row seat to the explosive birth of the solar system, a journey to (and then deep inside) each of its eight planets, and even an in-depth exploration of asteroids and comets. |
| Item Description: |
Includes index. Includes a bonus solar system poster. "Published in partnership with Touch Press, creators of The elements, and Solar system for iPad; Faber and Faber; and Planetary Visions." Derived from the ebook Solar System for iPad. |
| Carrier Form: | 224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm + 1 color poster |
| ISBN: |
9780316268059 (paperback) : 0316268054 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | QB602 |
| CLC: | P18 |
| Call Number: | P18/C552 |
| Contents: | The Data Explained -- Solar System Map -- Solar System -- The Inner Solar System Map -- Sun -- Mercury -- Venus -- Earth -- The Moon -- Mars -- Phobos -- Deimos -- Asteroid Belt Map -- Ceres -- Eros -- Gaspra -- Ida -- Itokawa -- The Outer Solar System Map -- Jupiter -- Io -- Europa -- Ganymede -- Callisto -- Jupiter's Other Moons -- Saturn -- Saturn's Rings -- Titan -- Enceladus -- Iapetus -- Mimas -- Hyperion -- Saturn's Moons -- Uranus -- Miranda -- Uranus's Moons -- Neptune -- Triton -- Kuiper Belt Map -- Kuiper Belt -- Pluto -- Eris -- Makemake -- Haumea -- Oort Cloud -- Comets. |