astronomy

Contains a variety of maps used to identify stars, constellations, nebulas, and planets in the night sky, includes see-through maps and general information on star gazing.

A guide to the stars and the planets featuring detailed three-dimensional artwork. Also describes humanity's current and potential future activities in space exploration.

Discusses how a variety of people and scientists learn about the world through their observations and experiments. Features informative text, full-color photographs, a glossary, and a list of resources for further study.

A guide for backyard astronomers featuring sky charts for all seasons and both hemispheres, stargazing equipment, and chapters on planets, the moon and sun, eclipses, and other phenomena. Provides information on photographing the night sky.

Provides information on astronomy with internet links which focuses on constellations, the sun, moon, stars, meteor showers, and an eclipse. Also includes data on using telescopes for planet watching.

Presents over 300 astronomical objects in the solar system and beyond. Includes commentary and recent photographs of stars, galaxies, nebulae, planets, moons, comets, and other related material.

Combines text, illustrations, and photographs to provide a comprehensive guide to the planets, stars, and galaxies; discussing dwarf planets, developments in exploration, what it is like to live in space, the future of space travel, and other related topics, and includes star charts, moon maps, fact boxes, and diagrams.

Presents a general overview of the universe, discussing galaxies, the Milky Way, stars, star clusters, nebulae, black holes, supernovas, and other phenomena.

Presents photographs, facts, and figures about various aspects of outer space, discussing the solar system, the sun and stars, the universe, skywatching, people and space, and the future of space exploration.

Discusses the life and discoveries of Galileo, the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century mathematician, physicist, and astronomer who challenged ideas more than a thousand years old and changed the course of science.