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2) Galaxies
Author
Series
Publisher
World Book
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An introduction to galaxies with information about their formation and characteristics. Includes diagrams, fun facts, glossary, resource list, and index"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
121 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this Very Short Introduction, popular science writer John Gribben tells the story of our growing understanding of galaxies, from the days before Galileo to our present-day observations of our many hundreds of millions of galactic neighbors. Their study has revealed much of what we know today about the cosmos, providing a window on the Big Bang and the origins of the Universe. He looks at our own "Milky Way" Galaxy in detail, from the different...
5) Galaxies
Author
Publisher
Sierra Club Books
Pub. Date
[c1980]
Physical Desc
vii, 182 p. : ill. ; 34 x 38 cm.
Language
English
6) Galaxies
Author
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
c1988
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Identifies the nature, locations, movements, and different categories of galaxies, examining the Milky Way and other known examples.
7) Galaxies
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
47 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines what a galaxy is, the different types that exist, their structures, and some facts learned from the study of galaxies.
Author
Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
English edition.
Physical Desc
239 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"Featuring the most recent, best, and even startling images with detailed captions highlighting accessible text, Galaxies shows the restless universe beyond our atmosphere. Photographs are from more than 30 of the world's largest ground-based telescopes."--
Author
Publisher
Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
224 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Govert Schilling explores the mysteries of space that lie beyond our solar system on this mind-bending trip to nebulae, galaxies, black holes, and the edge of the observable universe"--Publisher's website.
12) Galaxies
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"A young scientist's guide to stellar galaxies, including how they interact with other elements in the universe and emphasizing how questions and observations can lead to discovery"--
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Planet Earth is in the Milky Way Galaxy, the cloudy band of light that stretches clear across the night sky. How many galaxies are there in the universe? For years astronomers thought that the Milky Way was the universe. Now we know that there are billions of them. Gail Gibbons takes the reader on a journey light-years away.
Author
Publisher
World Almanac Library
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
48 p. : b ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Stars and Galaxies examines how galaxies like the Milky Way and Andromeda work and the stars and planets within them. Detailed illustrations and clear charts help explain these complicated topics.
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