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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Space & Space Exploration - Discovering the Secrets of the Universe (Paperback)
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Space & Space Exploration - Discovering the Secrets of the Universe (Paperback)
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The Cosmos is a vast and fascinating subject. From the creation of
the Solar System to the Moon landings, from the chances of life on
other planets to how stars shine, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of
Space & Space Exploration investigates the Cosmos and
humankind's efforts to understand it. Every spread is filled with
artworks and photographs, data tables and explanations of the
workings of the stars and planets, moons, astronauts, rockets and
satellites. Did you know that: The Sun is our nearest star but it
takes eight minutes for its light to reach us - we see the Sun as
it was eight minutes ago. Alexei Leonov, the first astronaut to
walk in Space, carried a suicide pill in case he was abandoned.
Astronomers use gravity to measure the weight of stars - the pull
of one star on another tells us how much mass must be doing the
pulling. The book covers a wide range of topics, from the effects
of the Moon on the Earth's tides to exploring the most distant
stars, from the Great Bear to a white dwarf to the first dog in
space, from the creation of the Cosmos to the politics of the Space
Race to the journeys of the latest probes. Accessibly written for
the general reader and including more than 2000 colour photographs
and artworks, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Space & Space
Exploration will inspire and educate anyone interested in finding
out more about the Universe.
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