Explore the Universe
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Price:
AUD$352.00
NZD$441.00
10 Volumes
A highly illustrated, 10-volume examination of celestial wonders beyond the solar system, covering the most important objects in the solar system and how scientists study them. This set extends the student's knowledge of the solar system at a more in depth and advanced level with curriculum relevant topics.
Key features include:
- An easy-to-follow question-and-answer format.
- "Did you Know?" features offering fascinating insights into little known facts.
- Sophisticated graphics with year level appropriate text assist in student comprehension and appeal to visual learners.
- "Focus On" special features offer in-depth analysis of amazing phenomena, explain scientific processes, and offer side trips to exotic locations.
Titles:
- The Universe - A Cosmic Tour
Explore the origins of space and time, mysterious forms of matter
and energy, and the ultimate fate of the universe.
- The Universe - Mysteries and Marvels
Explore time travel, extra dimensions, hidden universes, and other
cosmic curiosities.
- Stars - The Inside Story
Explore different types of these amazing balls of light and learn
why they shine.
- Stars - Birth and Death
Explore how stars are born in great clouds of gas and dust, and why
they
sometimes die in violent explosions.
- Galaxies
Explore the islands of stars that fill the universe, stretching from
our nearest galactic neighbours to ancient giants at the edges of space
and time.
- The Milky Way
Explore our galaxy from the monstrous black hole at its centre to
its swirling , starry arms and peer into its violent future.
- Alien Planets
Explore strange planets beyond the solar system, from massive rocky
worlds to gas giants, and learn about the search for alien life.
- Quasars and Black Holes
Explore some of the most mysterious objects in space - powerful
black holes that extinguish light and intense quasars that outshine an
entire galaxy.
- Observatories on Earth
Explore the history of stargazing from Earth and learn how
telescopes transformed familiar lights in the night sky into unimagined
wonders.
- Observatories in Space
Explore the exciting history of orbiting telescopes and learn how
their breathtaking views of deep space have revolutionised astronomy.
Click on the link below to open the Explore the Universe Presentation in Adobe Acrobat
 Explore the Universe Presentation (1854 KB)
> To start presentation go to Window on the tool bar
> Click Full Screen View
> Press Enter to move through each slide
> Press Esc to exit
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