Gallant, Roy A

Explores such astronomy topics as how the sun, stars, and planets were born, how the universe expands, and life on other planets.

Describes the formation of the earth, the composition of its surface and interior, and the effects of earthquakes and volcanoes.

Explains why water, although common, has characteristics which make it an unusual substance.

A guide to identifying constellations with an explanation of the mythology surrounding them.

Discusses the ecology of rain forests, the problem posed by the present danger to rain forests, and possibilities for the future.

Discusses what is known about the sun in particular and stars in general and describes some possible effects of the sun's gradual demise on life on earth.

Explores the many different myths, theories, and experiments which explain the origin of life, including spontaneous generation, the development of planets, chemical evolution of matter, and the various places in the solar system where life exists or may exist.

Discusses how living things inherit traits, chronicles the history of the study of heredity, and examines current research on genetic engineering and mapping the human gene.

Describes what was believed in the past about stars, including the sun, and what we know today.

Relates the history of the struggle to understand earth's place in the universe, from earliest mythmaking to today's discoveries via the Hubble telescope.