Peterson First Guide to the Solar System
Language: English
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), Boston, MA, 1999
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Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 128 p. Contains: Illustrations. Peterson First Guides. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name SC 113.
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- Title
- Peterson First Guide to the Solar System
- Author
- Pasachoff, Jay M, Professor, and Peterson, Roger Tory (Foreword by)
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), Boston, MA
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- Fine.
- Binding
- Trade paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0395971942
- ISBN 13
- 9780395971949
- Illustrator
- Tirion, Wil
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
Budding astronomers--backyard or armchair--will learn not only where to look for the planets in the nighttime sky but also how space missions to the planets and their moons have increased our understanding of Earth, its atmosphere, and the moon.
More than 100 spectacular color photographs, including views from the Hubble Space Telescope of Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, as well as the latest Voyager photographs of Neptune.
The latest scientific information on other solar systems and extraterrestrial life, charts showing where to find the planets in the night sky, and much more.
More than 100 spectacular color photographs, including views from the Hubble Space Telescope of Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, as well as the latest Voyager photographs of Neptune.
The latest scientific information on other solar systems and extraterrestrial life, charts showing where to find the planets in the night sky, and much more.
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About the Author
Roger Tory Peterson, one of the world's greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars. These editions include updated material by Michael O'Brien, Paul Lehman, Bill Thompson III, Michael DiGiorgio, Larry Rosche, and Jeffrey A. Gordon.
Jay M. Pasachoff is the Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy and the Chair of the Astronomy Department at Williams College. He is the author of the Peterson Field Guide to Stars and Planets, as well as numerous textbooks and trade books on astronomy, weather, and more.
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