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This book covers everything you need to know about constellations, stargazing, and star maps. Diagrams, fun fact boxes, and photographs bring the subject to life, while a glossary, an index, and discussion questions aid in reading comprehension. Grade: 6 Subject: Earth Science Genre: Reference Comprehension...

This book covers everything you need to know about the universe, including information on our solar system, stars, galaxies, and the Big Bang. Diagrams, fun fact boxes, and photographs bring the subject to life, while a glossary, an index, and discussion questions aid in reading comprehension. Grade:...

Astronomy should never be a difficult subject to teach and learn. With the right learning material, your child will soon fall in love with the subject. Build your child’s knowledge with one heavenly body at a time. For now, here’s a book discussing the moon. Get a copy in print, hardcover or digital format today.

There’s plenty to see when you look up at the sky. There are millions of celestial bodies visible through the naked eye. Wouldn't it be nice to hear your little one identifying them one by one? The purpose of this picture book is to educate your child about the objects seen in the sky, day and night. Checkout with a copy today.

Chief engineer Thomas J. Kelly gives a firsthand account of designing, building, testing, and flying the Apollo lunar module. It was, he writes, “an aerospace engineer’s dream job of the century.” Kelly’s account begins with the imaginative process of sketching solutions to a host of technical...

Designing a habitat for the lunar surface? You will need to know more than structural engineering. There are the effects of meteoroids, radiation, and low gravity. Then there are the psychological and psychosocial aspects of living in close quarters, in a dangerous environment, far away from home....

Did you know that there are thousands, or possibly millions, of undiscovered planets out there? But before you can expand your knowledge to the unknown, you first have to know the planets already discovered. This educational book features the planetary system where Earth is included. It is a great...

Retired astronaut Clayton Anderson takes readers on an A to Z flight through the alphabet from astronaut and blastoff to spacewalk and Zulu Time. Topics cover the history of NASA, science, and practical aspects of being an astronaut using fun poems for each letter paired with longer expository text...

Can Charles Lindbergh set a world record? Follow America’s first superstar pilot in this high-flying Totally True Adventure. In the 1920s, flying was brand new—and very dangerous. A $25,000 prize for the first flight from New York to Paris went unclaimed for years. Many teams tried. And...

Let’s talk about gravity, the force that keeps your feet on the ground. In this book, we won't just define gravity, we'll also be learning more in-depth information about the subject. Examples will make lessons a lot more understandable. So spend some time reading and learning from this book. Enjoy a copy today!

Edizione integrale dello storico testo del 1893 di Giovanni Schiaparelli, corredata da immagini e disegni del tempo, per riscoprire uno frammento della nostra storia e di idee e uomini che cambiarono i tempi dando inizio al XX secolo. A corredare il testo un'introduzione di Tommaso Peruzzi sul rapporto...

This short ebook presents the calculation for determining the true size of our universe. The actual size of the universe is very small, compared to what most scientists believe. The maximum physical distance between any two points in the universe is about: 0.272 millimeters. This is...

The primary objective of this paper is to present an analysis and a historical review of the Apollo Lunar Module landing dynamics from the standpoint of touchdown dynamic stability, landing system energy absorption performance, and evaluation of the first-order terms of lunar soil mechanical properties...

This history of the Flight Research Center (FRC) Simulation Laboratory (FSL) describes the development of experimental flight-test simulators and the rapid evolution of the computers that made them run. (The FRC was a predecessor of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California.) Gene...