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Star spotters : telescopes and observatories  Cover Image Book Book

Star spotters : telescopes and observatories / David Jefferis.

Jefferis, David. (Author).

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.
Subject: Telescopes > Juvenile literature.
X-ray astronomy > Juvenile literature.
Outer space > Exploration > Juvenile literature.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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Cookstown Branch J 522 Jef 31681002082816 JNONFIC Available -

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020 . ‡a9780778737421 (pbk.)
035 . ‡a(DLC) 2008049242
090 . ‡aJ 522 Jef
1001 . ‡aJefferis, David.
24510. ‡aStar spotters : ‡btelescopes and observatories / ‡cDavid Jefferis.
260 . ‡aNew York ; ‡aSt. Catharines, ON : ‡bCrabtree Pub., ‡cc2009.
300 . ‡a32 p. : ‡bill. (chiefly col.) ; ‡c29 cm.
4901 . ‡aExploring our solar system
500 . ‡aIncludes index.
5050 . ‡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.
650 0. ‡aTelescopes ‡vJuvenile literature.
650 0. ‡aX-ray astronomy ‡vJuvenile literature.
651 0. ‡aOuter space ‡xExploration ‡vJuvenile literature.
8001 . ‡aJefferis, David. ‡tExploring our solar system.
852 . ‡aINNISFIL ‡bCOOKSTOWN ‡hJ 522 Jef
901 . ‡a2008049242 ‡bUnknown ‡c97407 ‡tbiblio

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