When a new housing development threatens to ruin the night sky and her favorite astronomy spots, twelve-year-old Tuesday Beals must solve her uncle's riddle to save the land.
Astronomy
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Auteur:Galfard, ChristopheSommaire:Using Christophe Galfard's considerable skills as a brilliant theoretical physicist and successful young adult author, this book employs the immediacy of simple, direct language to show us, not explain to us, the theories that underpin...
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Auteur:Tyson, Neil deGrasseSommaire:When the International Astronomical Union voted Pluto out of planethood, Americans rallied behind this extraterrestrial underdog. Pluto is entrenched in our cultural, patriotic view of the cosmos, and Tyson is on a quest to discover why...
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Auteur:Jackson, Ellen B.Sommaire:Follows Dr. Alex Fillippenko and his High-Z Supernova Search Team as they use the Keck telescope in Hawaii to look for supernovae, find black holes, and study the effects of dark energy.
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The Book of the Damned was the first published nonfiction work of the author Charles Fort (first edition 1919). Dealing with various types of anomalous phenomena including UFOs, strange falls of both organic and inorganic materials from...
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Auteur:Lightman, Alan P.Sommaire:Alan Lightman explores the emotional and philosophical questions raised by discoveries in science, focusing on the human condition and the needs of mankind. He suggests that, perhaps, what we see and understand of the world is only a...
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Auteur:Farrell, JohnSommaire:Presents alphabetically arranged entries on stars, galaxies, and constellations, based on observations of the sky at night.
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This lyrical, environmentally focused picture book showcases the unique beauty of our one and only universe-its galaxies, stars, and planets-as well as our one and only Earth and the precious life it contains. Join one girl as she leads...
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The Ptolemaic system of the universe, with the earth at the center, had held sway since antiquity as authoritative in philosophy, science, and church teaching. Following his observations of the heavenly bodies, Nicolaus Copernicus (1473...
- Auteur:Goldstyn, JacquesSommaire:
Dans le Mile-End deux enfants se rencontrent dans le parc où chacun doit amener jouer ses frères et soeurs cadets. Lorsque Yakov rencontre Aïsha, leur complicité est instantanée, ils partagent une passion dévorante pour l'...
- Auteur:Urbain, Jean-PierreSommaire:
Ce livre permettra aux 10 ans et plus de faire connaissance avec ce qui nous « pend » au-dessus de la tête. En effet, une foule de satellites artificiels, d’astéroïdes et de comètes peuvent à tout moment s’abattre sur nous. Grâce à ce...
- Auteur:Buck, WilfredSommaire:
Kitcikisik / Great Sky: Stories That Fill the Night Sky, is a Cree perspective on stars and constellations. For millennia, humans have stared into the night sky and wondered. Every culture on the face of Nikawiy Aski, Mother Earth, have...
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Auteur:Smith, David J.Sommaire:Author has found clever devices to scale down everything from time lines (the history of Earth compressed into one year), to quantities (all the wealth in the world divided into one hundred coins), to size differences (the planets shown...
- Auteur:Levesque, EmilySommaire:
When it comes to the heroes of astronomy, we tend to think of lone men persevering in the face of daunting odds. Think of the titans of astronomy and you're likely to think of names like Edwin Hubble, Albert Einstein, and Carl...
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Auteur:Hobbs, WillSommaire:Brady Steele watches in awe as a fireball comes crashing through the roof of his house. Fred, as Brady names his space rock, turns out to be one of the rarest meteorites ever found. Professor Rip Ripley from the museum in Hill City...
- Auteur:González, NoeliaSommaire:
Get ready to explore the night sky! Observe the phases of the moon, navigate by the North Star, and peer into outer space from your own backyard. You’ll also learn about some of the mythology and folklore associated with the night sky...
- Auteur:Dufresne, RhéaSommaire:
La nuit comme le jour, le ciel est rempli de surprises à découvrir. Même à l'œil nu, tu peux repérer des constellations impressionnantes, des planètes et des étoiles filantes. La lune et le soleil sont toujours au rendez-vous,...
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Auteur:Drissen, LaurentSommaire:Rien n’est plus fugace qu’une information entendue à la radio, souvent en déplacement ou en faisant autre chose. Voilà pourquoi l’astronome québécois Laurent Drissen a réécrit, complété et mis à jour les chroniques qu’il a servies aux...
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Auteur:Kochanoff, PeggySommaire:Why are moths drawn to light at night? Why do some flowers only bloom under the moon? Are stars really falling from the sky? Naturalist and artist Peggy Kochanoff answers these questions and more in this illustrated guide to solving...
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