Book
Astronomy / written by Kristen Lippincott. --
Looks at the history of astronomy, identifies important astronomers, and summarizes what is known about the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars.
Record details
- ISBN: 1465408959 (ha, c.s.)
- ISBN: 9781465408952 (ha, c.s.)
- Physical Description: 72 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) + 1 folded col. wall chart. --
- Edition: Rev. ed., American ed. / rev. by Carole Stott. --
- Publisher: New York : DK Pub., 2013.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | At head of title: Eyewitness. Clip art CD-ROM in pocket inside front cover. Includes index. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 19.99 |
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| Subject: | Astronomy > Juvenile literature. |
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Kristen Lippincott is the author of Astronomy and a coauthor of Space Explorer (with Robin Kerrod, Jacqueline Mitton, Stuart Murray, and Carole Stott). Lippincott is a museum consultant and art historian. She was the deputy director of the National Maritime Museum from 2000 to 2006. Previously she was the director of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, from 1998 to 2001.
