Book
Star spotters : telescopes and observatories / David Jefferis.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780778737254 (lib. bdg.) :
- ISBN: 9780778737421 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
- Publisher: New York ; Crabtree Pub., c2009.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | When did people first observe the skies? -- Why is much of the universe invisible? -- How fast does light travel through space? -- How does an optical telescope work? -- Are big telescopes better than small ones? -- Why is radio astronomy so important? -- Observing outer space -- How do we find out about the sun? -- What can the Hubble Space Telescope see? -- Where do we look for infrared targets? -- What is X-ray astronomy? -- What are astronomy's new frontiers? -- Young astronomer -- How can I go star spotting? -- Database -- Facts and figures -- Glossary, going further. |
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| Subject: | Telescopes > Juvenile literature. X-ray astronomy > Juvenile literature. Outer space > Exploration > Juvenile literature. |
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| Cookstown Branch | J 522 Jef | 31681002082816 | JNONFIC | Available | - |
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| 245 | 1 | 0. | ‡aStar spotters : ‡btelescopes and observatories / ‡cDavid Jefferis. |
| 260 | . | ‡aNew York ; ‡aSt. Catharines, ON : ‡bCrabtree Pub., ‡cc2009. | |
| 300 | . | ‡a32 p. : ‡bill. (chiefly col.) ; ‡c29 cm. | |
| 490 | 1 | . | ‡aExploring our solar system |
| 500 | . | ‡aIncludes index. | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aWhen did people first observe the skies? -- Why is much of the universe invisible? -- How fast does light travel through space? -- How does an optical telescope work? -- Are big telescopes better than small ones? -- Why is radio astronomy so important? -- Observing outer space -- How do we find out about the sun? -- What can the Hubble Space Telescope see? -- Where do we look for infrared targets? -- What is X-ray astronomy? -- What are astronomy's new frontiers? -- Young astronomer -- How can I go star spotting? -- Database -- Facts and figures -- Glossary, going further. |
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| 650 | 0. | ‡aX-ray astronomy ‡vJuvenile literature. | |
| 651 | 0. | ‡aOuter space ‡xExploration ‡vJuvenile literature. | |
| 800 | 1 | . | ‡aJefferis, David. ‡tExploring our solar system. |
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