Miller, Ron

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The big backyard

the solar system beyond Pluto
  • Miller, Ron
2023
"Deep space holds materials left over from the formation of the solar system. Astronomers have been making exciting discoveries on the outermost fringes and the New Horizons spacecraft brings new insights into the origins of the sun and planets"--Provided by publisher.

Natural satellites

the book of moons
  • Miller, Ron
2021
"The moons of our solar system feature extreme and potentially life-hosting environments. This book delves into the science behind the fascinating properties of various moons and explains why astronomers search for life on moons"--Provided by the publisher.

Recentering the universe

the radical theories of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton
  • Miller, Ron
Describes how a group of European scientists, including Copernicus, Kepler, Brahe, Galileo, and Newton, overturned the centuries-old accepted view of a geocentric universe and how these scientists risked their reputations and even their lives to challenge the very heart of Catholic dogma and scientific tradition.
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The grand tour

a traveler's guide to the solar system
  • Miller, Ron
Paintings, photographs, maps, and diagrams take the reader on a visual visit to thirty-five of Earth's neighbors in space.
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Rockets

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 11:25

This book tells the story of rockets, from the invention of rockets in China nearly two thousand years ago to their initiation as fearsome weapons of war to space shuttles that are complex, multistage rockets.

Space exploration

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 11:25

This book describes space exploration, from the first attempts to fly rocket-powered vehicles to the first humans to travel beyond Earth's atmosphere and leave footprints on the moon.

Curiosity's mission on Mars

exploring the red planet
  • Miller, Ron
2014
Explores the NASA rover Curiosity and the planet Mars.

Freaky Friday

  • Miller, Ron
1977
A conservative, refined mother magically changes place with her thirteen-year old daughter for one day.

Space exploration

  • Miller, Ron
2007
Explores the people and technology associated with space exploration, discussing the history of space travel, early rocket pioneers, Apollo missions to the moon, space stations, and the space shuttle.

Extrasolar planets

  • Miller, Ron
2002
Chronicles the discoveries of all the planets within our solar system, as well as planets beyond our system.

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