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Where is our solar system?
(based on Goodreads ratings)Audience Youth 0-15 years
Published [2018] by Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, New York
ISBN 9780515158182
Bib Id 2161522
Description 106 pages ; illustrations ; 20 cm.
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2017-043834
ISBN
9780515158182 (paperback) $6.00
0515158186
9780515158205
0515158208
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Title
Where is our solar system?
Publication Information
[2018] by Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, New York :
Description
106 pages ; illustrations ; 20 cm.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Where is our solar system? -- Sky watching -- A shocking idea -- A tour of the sun and stars -- The inner planets -- The outer planets -- Return to earth -- Beyond our solar system -- The space race -- Life in space -- Life beyond our solar system? -- The future -- Timelines.
Summary
"Readers will want to grab a telescope and explore the night skies after finishing this overview of our solar system. Our solar system consists of eight planets, as well as numerous moons, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids. For thousands of years, humans believed that Earth was at the center of the Universe, but all of that changed in the 17th century. Astronomers like Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, and Isaac Newton proposed the unthinkable theory that Earth and the other planets actually revolved around the Sun. This engaging book chronicles the beginning of the modern age of astronomy, then follows later discoveries, including NASA's current missions in space."--
Audience
Ages 8-12.
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