Astronomy for All Ages: Discovering the Universe Through Activities for Children and Adults - Paperback
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Globe Pequot PressISBN-13:9780762708093ISBN-10:762708093UPC:9780762708093Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Space ScienceBook Topic:AstronomySize:8.30 x 10.90 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SCEZBJXPCS
Kids and adults can explore outer space from their own backyards with this handy book of unusual and engaging activities. By simply looking up at the sky- with the unaided eye- parents, camp counselors, and other group leaders can help children identify, understand, and appreciate the inhabitants of the Milky Way and galaxies beyond. With this book, amateur star-gazers will become acquainted with the constellations, planets, and phases of the moon; how compasses, sundials, and telescopes work; and what causes shooting stars and other galactic phenomena. Down-to-earth explanations of astronomical events and concepts helps readers navigate their way through the stars.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Globe Pequot PressISBN-13:9780762708093ISBN-10:762708093UPC:9780762708093Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Space ScienceBook Topic:AstronomySize:8.30 x 10.90 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SCEZBJXPCS
Philip Harrington is the author of Touring the Universe through Binoculars andStarware, published by John Wiley & Sons, and regularly contributes to Sky and Telescope and Astronomy magazines. He teaches courses in astronomy at the Vanderbilt Museum Planetarium and at Hofstra University and is a frequent lecturer at astronomy clubs and conventions worldwide. Edward Pascuzzi, a high school physics and earth science teacher, holds a bachelor's degree in theoretical astrophysics and a master's degree in physics education. For the past decade he had lectured and taught astronomy at the Vanderbilt Museum Planetarium.
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