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The Earth and Space

3 books in this series

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  Contains completely up-to-date material including infomration about the latest developments in astronomy and current space missions.

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  Describes the evidence on which our knowledge of the Earth and space is based and includes a timeline of discoveries to show how this knowledge has developed.

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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 'M's
  • 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 4923 2

  
  

  197x202mm - 48 pages

  
  

  £12.99 HB

  
  
   

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  Earth and Its Moon

  Contents:
  

  • 1. Earth and its Moon
  • 2. Moving Through Space
  • 3. Earth's Structure
  • 4. Earth's Surface
  • 5. The Atmosphere
  • 6. Earth's Weather
  • 7. Climates and Seasons
  • 8. Life on Earth
  • 9. Formation of the Earth
  • 10. Earth's Story
  • 11. The Changing Surface
  • 12. The Moon
  • 13. Moon Rock
  • 14. The Moon's Craters
  • 15. More Surface Features
  • 16. Phases of the Moon
  • 17. Eclipses
  • 18. How we Observe the Earth and its Moon
  • 19. How we Explore the Earth and its Moon
  • 20. The Future
  • 21. Timeline of Discovery

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 4920 1

  
  

  194x257mm - 48 pages

  
  

  £12.99 HB

  
  
   

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  The Sun

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 4919 5

  
  

  197x202mm - 48 pages

  
  

  £12.99 HB