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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Levy, David H., 1948- Sharing the sky. New York : Plenum Press, c1997 (OCoLC)653457936 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
David H Levy; Larry A Lebofsky; Nancy R Lebofsky |
| ISBN: | 0306456389 9780306456381 0306456397 9780306456398 |
| OCLC Number: | 37443322 |
| Description: | xvi, 308 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | pt. 1. Opening the sky -- ch. 1. Ideals are like stars: an introduction -- ch. 2. Some basics: what is really important? -- ch. 3. Cultures and constellations -- pt. 2. Getting ready to observe the sky -- ch. 4. Keeping an observing log -- ch. 5. Telescopes for children -- ch. 6. School, home, camp: differences in approach -- pt. 3. Our neighborhood in space -- ch. 7. Safe sun -- ch. 8. Enjoying the moon -- ch. 9. Planets as places -- ch. 10. Beauty and danger: comets, asteroids, and meteors -- ch. 11. Advanced project: observing meteors -- ch. 12. Week to remember: comet shoemaker-Levy 9 and Jupiter -- pt. 4. Beyond the solar system -- ch. 13. Stars are people, too -- ch. 14. Advanced project: variable stars -- ch. 15. Galaxies and the universe -- ch. 16. Searching for life out there -- pt. 5. Children ask questions -- ch. 17. Questions about earth, the sky, and the solar system -- ch. 18. Questions about the universe, life, and philosophy. |
| Responsibility: | David H. Levy, Larry A. Lebofsky, Nancy R. Lebofsky. |
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