
Exploring Space
Chelsea House Publishers(Author)
Chelsea House Publishers
Will be published approx. on 30. January 2010
Book
Hardback
978-1-60413-188-8 (ISBN)
Description
Throughout history, people have tried to understand Earth's place in the universe and what else, if anything, is 'out there'. This common human curiosity has led to great discoveries, from astrologers in ancient Babylon and Egypt who sought to link the strange planetary paths through the night sky to human behavior, to the 17th century when Galileo turned his first telescope on the night sky, to the 21st century when robotic explorers landed on Mars. ""Exploring Space, Revised Edition"" offers extensive coverage of human explorations into space - from 19th-century fantasy to 20th-century achievement and the future of space exploration in the 21st century - giving up-to-date information about the current state of exploration in the final frontier. Coverage of this title includes: native American astronomy; the U.S.-Soviet 'race to the moon' in the 1960s; how astronomers began to realize that Earth was only one of several planets; the challenges NASA has faced, such as the explosions of the Challenger and the Columbia Development of space stations; and, an examination of the future of space exploration.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Broomall
United States
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 12 to 17 years
Illustrations
full-colour & black-&-white photographs, illustrations, & maps, chronology & timeline, sidebars, bibliography, glossary, further resources, web sites, index
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
387 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60413-188-8 (9781604131888)
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Rodney P. Carlisle | John S. Bowman | Maurice Isserman
Exploring Space
Book
08/2004
Facts On File Inc
€62.09
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