Solar System (Discover Science) - Hardcover

Goldsmith, Mike

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0753464470 ISBN 13: 9780753464472

Publisher: Kingfisher, 2010

Synopsis

Discover Science: Solar System by Mike Goldsmith is the perfect introduction for young readers to the endlessly fascinating topic of space and the vast, mysterious worlds that make up our solar system. Discover the activity of the flaming prominences of the sun and the bubbling volcanoes of Venus. Examine the apparently lifeless craters on the moon, Saturn's swirling rings, and giant Jupiter's great red spot. Marvel at space travelers such as the comet Halle-Bopp, mighty meteorites, and the Spirit and Viking space probes on their missions to Mars. Budding astronomers will be intrigued and enthralled by the strange and diverse worlds that make up our solar system.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Mike Goldsmith has a Ph.D. in astrophysics and studies the philosophy of time and space. He is the head of acoustic at the United Kingdom's National Physical Laboratory. An author of more than twenty nonfiction books for children, he was nominated for the Aventis Prize for Science, Junior Section.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kingfisher
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0753464470
• ISBN 13: 9780753464472
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 56