Children's First Space Encyclopedia
Author(s): Claudia Martin; Helen Giles (Contribution by)
This comprehensive guide presents in-depth information in a way that is engaging and accessible for younger readers. Contents: Chapter 1: The Solar System The Solar System Mercury Venus Earth The Moon Mars The Asteroid Belt Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Chapter 2: The Universe The Universe Types of Star Star Birth Star Death Black Holes Types of Galaxy The Milky Way Exoplanets Quasars Galaxy Clusters The Big Bang Chapter 3: Watching the Sky Watching the Sky Constellations Pole Stars The Zodiac Comets Meteor Showers Eclipses Transits Supermoons Aurorae Equinoxes Chapter 4: Missions to Space Missions to Space Rockets Space Capsules Spaceplanes Satellites International Space Station Space Telescopes Probes Landers Rovers Future Missions Glossary Index
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Claudia Martin is a highly respected author of non-fiction for children and young adults, with an exceptional talent for making complex ideas accessible. She specialises in the subjects of geography, science, and the natural world. Her books have been translated into 14 languages and have sold over a quarter of a million copies. She lives in London. Dr Helen Giles (consultant) is an Astronomer with a PhD from the Observatoire de Geneve in Switzerland. She is a Follow of the Royal Astronomical Society, a Member of the European Astronomical Society and an expert in the study of starspot photometric signatures. She has worked as a book consultant, including for A Story of the Universe (2021).
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- : Arcturus Publishing
- : Arcturus Publishing Ltd
- : 01 October 2022
- : books
Special Fields
- : Claudia Martin; Helen Giles (Contribution by)
- : Hardback
- : 520.3
- : 96