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Earth And Space

3 books in this series

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  Evidence-based, including stunning photographs of space phenomena.

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  Up-to-date information, with data gathered from the latest missions.

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  Each book includes a timeline to show how discoveries increased our knowledge of the Earth and Space.

Sample Spread From Series

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  Comets, Asteroids and Meteors

  Contents:
  

  • Smaller objects in Space
  • Comet Heads and Tails
  • Inside a Comet
  • Comets' Journeys
  • Comets in History
  • Naming Comets
  • How Asteroids were formed
  • Asteroids Big and Small
  • Asteroids Near and Far
  • Asteroids Near Earth
  • Collision with Earth?
  • Bodies beyond Neptune
  • The Three Ms
  • Shooting Stars
  • Meteor Showers and Storms
  • Crashing into Earth
  • Great Meteorite Strikes
  • How we Observe Comets, Asteroids and Meteors
  • How we Explore Comets, Asteroids and Meteors
  • The Future
  • Timeline of Discovery
  • Glossary
  • Further Information
  • Index

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 4995 9

  
  

  186x250mm - 48 pages

  
  

  £7.99 PB

  
  
   

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  Mercury, Mars and Other Inner Planets

  Contents:
  

  • Rocky Worlds
  • Moving through Space
  • How the Planets Formed
  • Mercury
  • Mercury: the Surface
  • Venus
  • Venus: the Surface
  • Venus: the Atmosphere
  • Earth
  • Earth: the Surface
  • Earth: the Atmosphere
  • Earth: Water and Life
  • Earth's Moon
  • Mars
  • Mars: the Surface
  • Mars: Moons
  • Mars: Water and Life
  • How we observe the Inner Planets
  • How we explore the Inner Planets
  • The Future
  • Timeline of Discovery
  • Glossary
  • Further Information
  • Index

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 4989 8

  
  

  172x250mm - 48 pages

  
  

  £7.99 PB

  
  
   

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  The Sun

  Contents:
  

  • Our Local Star
  • How the Sun Began
  • The Sun in the Middle
  • The Sun and the Ancients
  • Early Science of the Sun
  • The Sun's Size and Shape
  • The Structure of the Sun
  • At the Heart of the Sun
  • The Sun's Inner Layers
  • The Sun's Surface
  • A Halo Around the Sun
  • Sunspots and Solar Flares
  • Arches and Loops
  • The Sun as a Magnet
  • Eclipses and Transits
  • The Solar Wind
  • The Sun and Life on Earth
  • How we Observe the Sun
  • How we Explore the Sun
  • The Future
  • Timeline of Discovery
  • Glossary
  • Further Information
  • Index

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 4994 2

  
  

  191x250mm - 48 pages

  
  

  £7.99 PB