Most Popular Books by Jacqueline Mitton

Galileo''s revolutionary scientific work brought him into conflict with the authorities of his time, but earned him an honoured place in the history books. He swept away old notions of the universe by observing the skies through a telescope and confirming that the Earth and planets travel roundthe Sun.Other titles in the series:Alexander the GreatAmelia EarhartCaptain CookCleopatraEric the RedGandhiHans Christian AndersenHenry FordRoald DahlThomas EdisonWilliam Shakespeare

TreeTops Non-Fiction is an exciting extension to the Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops range. Let''s Go to the Planets - could there be life on Mars and other planets?

Parfois, une image vaut mille mots. En 101 infographies, ce petit guide vous permettra d''accéder de manière rapide, simple et visuelle à l''étrange et fascinant univers de l''astronomie. Offrez-vous une visite exceptionnelle et visuelle guidée du système solaire et partez à la recherche d''objets plus éloignés.

Ce dictionnaire d''astronomie, très complet et remis à jour, conviendra à tous les astronomes, qu''ils soient débutants ou confirmés. Il regroupe plus de 2 800 définitions exposées de manière claire et concise, avec un système de renvoi pour une information plus fouillée. Il couvre tous les domaines de l''astronomie classique ou actuelle avec les découvertes anciennes et les missions spatiales les plus récentes -, les diverses techniques d''observation, l''astrophysique et la cosmologie. Largement illustré, vous trouverez également des tables regroupant les informations essentielles à propos des étoiles, des constellations, des planètes et de leurs satellites. La traduction française présentée ici a été réalisée en collaboration avec l''auteur.

Presents the basic physical, chemical, and optical laws underlying our observations of the heavens and summarizes current knowledge about astronomical and cosmological phenomena and activities

Presents an introduction to astronomy and the universe. Includes suggestions for simple observations and projects such as observing bright stars and making a shadow clock.

"A... tour of the planets of our Solar system. A lyrical, poetic text explores the features of the planets and compares them to the gods of old who are their namesakes"--Back cover.

A description of the science of astronomy, the tools of the trade, and recent discoveries in the field.

Provides easy-to-understand answers to many of the questions young children ask about space, illustrated with see-through windows, together with informative text to take young readers on a fascinating journey through our solar system.

An illustrated exploration of the moon that discusses phases, eclipses, tides, the lunar landscape, the space race, exploration, manned spaceflight, and more. Includes wall chart and CD with clip art.

Discusses the many aspects of space, including the origin and nature of the universe, space travel, the solar system, and methods of observing the night sky.

Faktabilledbok. Undertit.: en bok om planetene. I denne boken forteller astronomen og forfatteren Dr Jacqueline Mitton om planetene i vårt solsystem. Tekstene er lyriske og poetiske, den utforsker planetenes egenskaper og sammenligner dem med de gamle gudene som ga dem navn. Boken gir deg blant annet svaret på hvilken planet som har hatt en storm herjende i hundrevis av år, hvilken planet som er oppkalt etter en gud som kjører en vogn trukket av havhester, og hvilken som farer rundt solen fortere enn noen annen. Forfatteren omtaler i alt ni planeter samt solen og månen, hvorav hver av disse et eget oppslag med tilhørende tekst og illustrasjon. Boken er gjennomillustrert med vakre fargetegninger. Bak i boken finnes ordliste og faktaopplysninger om planetene. Fra ca. 8 år og oppover. Ib.,

La guía básic del mayor espectáculo del mundo: la noche estrellada! Descubre los secretos que se ocultan en el cielo.