Telescopes and space probes.
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- ISBN: 0716695413
- ISBN: 9780716695417
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Physical Description:
64 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
print - Publisher: Chicago, IL : World Book, c2011.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Telescopes -- What is a telescope? -- Who invented the telescope? -- What is an optical telescope? -- How do optical telescopes "see"? -- Where are the largest optical telescopes on Earth? -- What is a radio telescope? -- What is an infrared telescope? -- What is an ultraviolet telescope? -- What are X-ray and gamma-ray telescopes? -- What is an observatory? -- What is the Hubble space telescope? -- How does Hubble stay in orbit? -- Why is Hubble so important? -- Space probes -- What is a space probe? -- What do space probes do? -- What can space probes do that astronauts can't? -- Where did early space probes go? -- When did space probes reach Mercury, Venus, and Mars? -- Which other probes have studied Mars? -- Which rovers have explored Mars? -- What did the Phoenix lander discover on Mars? -- What have the voyager probes taught us about the solar system? -- Which probes have studied Jupiter? -- Which probe is studying Saturn? -- What have we learned from probes to the sun? -- What have we learned from stardust and near? -- What messages have we sent into space? -- What is "space junk"? |
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Subject: | Telescopes Juvenile literature Space probes Juvenile literature Solar system Juvenile literature Space probes Telescopes Solar system |
Genre: | Juvenile works. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Burlington Public Library | J 522 TELESCOP 2011 | 39851001168302 | Children's Non-fiction | Available | - |