Author : Franklyn M. Branley
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 19,60 MB
Release : 2002-05-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0064452026
The sun brings heat, warmth, and energy to the Earth. What is the sun made of? How big is it? How far away? Read and find out!
Author : John A. Eddy
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 10,31 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780160838088
" ... Concise explanations and descriptions - easily read and readily understood - of what we know of the chain of events and processes that connect the Sun to the Earth, with special emphasis on space weather and Sun-Climate."--Dear Reader.
Author : Reagan Miller
Publisher : Journey Through Space (Paperba
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,54 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780778753148
This exciting book teaches young readers about the sunEarths nearest star. Astounding photographs and simple text help kids understand the suns features and role in our solar system.
Author : Leon Golub
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 31,12 MB
Release : 2014-02-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 1107052653
An authoritative and readable introduction to the Sun, our nearest star, from two experienced astronomers, for general science readers.
Author : Nick Seluk
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 20,12 MB
Release : 2018-10-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1338166980
A hilarious nonfiction picture book from the New York Times bestselling author and creator of Awkward Yeti. Oh hey, guess what? The Sun never stops working to keep things on Earth running smoothly. (That's why it's been Employee of the Month for 4.5 billion years.) So why does the Sun get to be the center of attention? Because it's our solar system's very own star! This funny and factual picture book from Awkward Yeti creator Nick Seluk explains every part of the Sun's big job: keeping our solar system together, giving Earth day and night, keeping us warm, and more. In fact, the Sun does so much for us that we wouldn't be alive without it. That's kind of a big deal. Each spread features bite-sized text and comic-style art with sidebars sprinkled throughout. Anthropomorphized planets (and Pluto) chime in with commentary as readers learn about the Sun. For instance, Mars found someone's rover. Earth wants the Sun to do more stuff for it. And Jupiter just wants the Sun's autograph. Funny, smart, and accessible, The Sun Is Kind of a Big Deal is a must-have!
Author : Tristan Gooley
Publisher : The Experiment
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,78 MB
Release : 2012-06-05
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1615191550
From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Secret World of Weather and The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs, learn to tap into nature and notice the hidden clues all around you Before GPS, before the compass, and even before cartography, humankind was navigating. Now this singular guide helps us rediscover what our ancestors long understood—that a windswept tree, the depth of a puddle, or a trill of birdsong can help us find our way, if we know what to look and listen for. Adventurer and navigation expert Tristan Gooley unlocks the directional clues hidden in the sun, moon, stars, clouds, weather patterns, lengthening shadows, changing tides, plant growth, and the habits of wildlife. Rich with navigational anecdotes collected across ages, continents, and cultures, The Natural Navigator will help keep you on course and open your eyes to the wonders, large and small, of the natural world.
Author : Tommaso Campanella
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 22,90 MB
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1602068879
City of the Sun, written in 1602, is Tommaso Campanella's contribution to the body of literature concerned with utopia, the philosophical search for the perfect society. Campanella's utopia was based on a form of communism in which all possessions, including women and children, were shared by men. The great city was ruled by a spiritual leader named Metaphysic, whom Power, Wisdom, and Love served, overseeing all aspects of the society. Wisdom ensures that the sciences are properly taught, while Love ensures that men and women breed the most perfect children. Those with an interest in philosophy and sociology will find this book an intriguing take on the structure of an ideal society. Italian philosopher and theologian TOMMASO CAMPANELLA (1568-1639) became a monk at the age of fifteen. He was imprisoned for twenty-seven years for conspiring against the Spanish crown, and it was during this time that he wrote his most important works, including Atheismus triumphatus (1605) and Metaphysica (1609).
Author : Ian S. Glass
Publisher :
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 46,18 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Alpha Centauri
ISBN :
Author : George Kish
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 14,78 MB
Release : 1978
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674822702
Presents geographical writings, chronologically arranged, with a wealth of material from non-Western sources. Each section is introduced by the editor.
Author : Carl Sagan
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 47,32 MB
Release : 2011-07-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 0307801012
“Fascinating . . . memorable . . . revealing . . . perhaps the best of Carl Sagan’s books.”—The Washington Post Book World (front page review) In Cosmos, the late astronomer Carl Sagan cast his gaze over the magnificent mystery of the Universe and made it accessible to millions of people around the world. Now in this stunning sequel, Carl Sagan completes his revolutionary journey through space and time. Future generations will look back on our epoch as the time when the human race finally broke into a radically new frontier—space. In Pale Blue Dot, Sagan traces the spellbinding history of our launch into the cosmos and assesses the future that looms before us as we move out into our own solar system and on to distant galaxies beyond. The exploration and eventual settlement of other worlds is neither a fantasy nor luxury, insists Sagan, but rather a necessary condition for the survival of the human race. “Takes readers far beyond Cosmos . . . Sagan sees humanity’s future in the stars.”—Chicago Tribune
