| Description |
64 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Chain reactions |
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Chain reactions.
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| Summary |
Describes how astronomers through the ages came to discover different aspects and properties of the universe, from Ptolemy to the discovery of dark matter in the 1930s, and how modern scientists are still exploring it. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 62) and index. |
| Contents |
The many mysteries of space -- How the heavens move -- Moving earth -- Kepler's ovals -- Galileo's telescope -- Discovering gravity -- New planets, distant stars -- The giant universe -- The relative universe -- The expanding universe -- Signs of the big bang -- Black holes and the big bang -- The dark universe -- Bringing it all together -- Timeline -- Biographies. |
| Subject |
Astronomy -- Juvenile literature.
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Cosmology -- Juvenile literature.
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Astronomy.
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Cosmology.
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| ISBN |
9781403495532 library binding |
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140349553X library binding |
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