Solar System, 9780785837565
Hardcover
Explore our solar system’s wonders, from Sun to icy outer reaches.

Solar System

Includes 20 NEW images of Mars from Curiosity

$34.54

  • Hardcover

    144 pages

  • Release Date

    30 March 2020

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Summary

Featuring incredible photography from satellites and manned spaceflights, from the International Space Station to the Hubble telescope, this book brings the night sky to life. The cosmos are an expansive and fascinating area to study. There is much that we don’t know about space, but science has made leaps and bounds, and our understanding of the reaches of the universe has come a long way. If you find yourself curious about how the solar system works, this book is for you. The solar system i…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780785837565
ISBN-10:0785837566
Author:David W. Hughes, Carole Stott
Publisher:Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Imprint:Chartwell Books Inc.,U.S.
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:144
Release Date:30 March 2020
Weight:1.01kg
Dimensions:20mm x 287mm x 237mm
About The Author

David W. Hughes

David W. Hughes

David W. Hughes was formerly Professor of Astronomy at the University of Sheffield and Vice President of the Royal Astronomical Society. Hughes was a co-investigator on the European Space Agency’s Giotto mission to Halley’s comet. He has written widely on the history of astronomy and has served on many space advisory committees.

Carole Stott

Carole Stott was formerly a professional astronomer. She was Curator of Astronomy at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, UK, and is now a full-time writer on space. Stott has written more than 20 books and contributed to many encyclopedias and journals.

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