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Astronomy : earth, sky, and planets

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  • Author: Kaler, James B.
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2011
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    Copyrighted
    2003
    Summary:

    In this course, astronomer James B. Kaler reveals knowledge about the Solar System's creation.

    Contents:
    • We and the universe
    • Reflections of the spinning Earth
    • Sun and seasons
    • Stories in the sky: constellations
    • Romance of the Moon
    • Happy wanderers: the planets
    • Keeping it all together
    • Reaching outward
    • Our domain: Earth and the Moon
    • Iron planets: Mercury, Venus and Mars
    • Monsters of the midway: Jupiter and Saturn
    • Distant outposts: Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto
    • Leftovers of creation: comets, asteroids, and meteors
    • Creation.
    Genre:
    Math and science
    Subject(s): Celestial sphere | Spherical astronomy | Solar system | Planets | Astronomy
    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, Md., [Prince Frederick, Md.], Recorded Books, [Distributed by] OneClick Digital
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781449870232