telescopes

"Splat and Plank disagree about the moon. Will Plank's telescope help answer all their questions?"--Back cover.

"Twelve-year-old Ellie moves to a new town, makes unexpected friends, and discovers a magical spyglass"-- Provided by publisher.

Explains the use of binoculars and telescopes and what objects in the sky to look for.

Splat and Plank disagree about the moon. . . . Will Plank s telescope help answer all their questions?.

"Takes a look at [the] . . . telescopes that let us look at far-away objects in space to learn more about our universe and beyond"--Provided by publisher.

Provides an introduction to telescopes and observatories, answering questions about the history of star spotting, how light travels through space, how optical telescopes work, x-ray astronomy, and related topics.

Provides an introduction to the history of telescopes and space probes, with information about their features and use.

Engaging images accompany information about the Hubble Space Telescope.

Introduces some of the major ideas in cosmology, bringing quarks, preons, hypothetical subparticles, pulsars, galaxies, the Big Bang theory, dark energy, and gravitational waves into detailed focus through accessible language and vivid full-color art work.

Famous astronomer Dr. Arnot gives Nancy, Bess, and George a star-studded planetarium show and promises to let them gaze at the night sky with his famous telescope, the Starship 5000, but the telescope goes missing. It's up to the Clue Crew to investigate the suspects and track down the telescope snatcher.