Guide to the Universe: Outer Planets
Outer Planets
Published on 10. September 2009
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-313-36570-6 (ISBN)
Description
Glenn Chaple's lifelong interest in astronomy began when a high school friend showed him the planet Saturn through a backyard telescope. After receiving a BS Degree in Astronomy from the University of Massachusetts, he worked briefly as a planetarium lecturer before becoming a middle school science teacher. He has published articles in Deep Sky Magazine and the children's astronomy magazine Odyssey, and is the author of the book Exploring With a Telescope (1988.) A contributing editor to Astronomy Magazine, he shares his astronomical exploits in the monthly beginner's column Glenn Chaple's Observing Basics.
Reviews / Votes
A long-time avid amateur astronomer living in Massachusetts, Chaple profiles the Jovian planets, that is the gas giants and their many moons, but not the former planet Pluto. His topics include the birth of the Jovian planets, Jupiter's moons as a solar system in miniature, Saturn as the crown jewel of the Solar System (the full sized one), the tipped-over worldUranus, Neptune the planet discovered on paper, Jovian planets beyond our solar system, and Voyager 2's grand tour. * SciTech Book News * . . .contain[s] basic information to help the reader understand this ever-changing topic. * ARBAonline * . . . this volume will be a valuable complement and update for either general science encyclopedias or specific ones such as Paul Murdin's Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics (Nature Publishing Group, 2001). * School Library Journal * The book is best suited to junior and senior high school students, as well as lay readers who wish to learn about the history and phenomenology of the outer planets of our solar system, including some curious anecdotes to enliven the factual summaries. High recommended. Libraries serving high school students and general readers. * Choice * The author's writing style takes a very complex, scientific subject and breaks it down into chapters that are understandable and interesting for the amateur enthusiast, with detailed information for the researcher looking for a credible source. Recommended. * Library Media Connection *
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Adult education
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Illustrations
40 bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
625 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-313-36570-6 (9780313365706)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Glenn F. Chaple | Timothy F. Slater | Lauren V. Jones
Guide to the Universe: Outer Planets
E-Book
09/2009
1st Edition
Greenwood Press
€70.20
Available for download
Persons
Glenn Chaple's lifelong interest in astronomy began when a high school friend showed him the planet Saturn through a backyard telescope. After receiving a BS Degree in Astronomy from the University of Massachusetts, he worked briefly as a planetarium lecturer before becoming a middle school science teacher. He has published articles in Deep Sky Magazine and the children's astronomy magazine Odyssey, and is the author of the book Exploring With a Telescope (1988.) A contributing editor to Astronomy Magazine, he shares his astronomical exploits in the monthly beginner's column Glenn Chaple's Observing Basics.