| Description |
96 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 34 cm |
| Note |
Cover subtitle: Rocket science, space stations, our solar system, star charts, distant galaxies, the universe, the future in space. |
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Includes index. |
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Originally published: London, U.K. : Z-Publishing, c2001. |
| Contents |
Voyages into the unknown: The stargazers -- Space observation -- Rocket science -- The rocket age -- The space race -- Satellites in orbit -- Types of satellites -- Space pioneers -- The space shuttle -- Space stations -- Living and working in space -- Discovering new worlds: The solar system -- The Sun -- Mercury -- Venus -- Mapping Venus -- The Earth -- The Moon -- Exploring the Moon -- Man on the Moon -- Mars -- The Mars landings -- Asteroids and meteors -- Jupiter -- Jupiter's moons -- Saturn -- Saturn's moons -- Uranus -- Neptune -- Pluto -- Comets -- Deep space exploration -- To the stars and beyond: The Hubble Space Telescope -- Stars and constellations -- The Milky Way -- Galaxies -- The universe -- Mysteries of the universe -- The future in space -- Tables. |
| Subject |
Space sciences -- Juvenile literature.
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Outer space -- Exploration -- Juvenile literature.
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Space sciences.
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Outer space -- Exploration.
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Astronomy.
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| ISBN |
1586633465 |
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