Space exploration [electronic resource]
Stott, Carole2013
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Abstract: Here is a spectacular, thought-provoking and highly informative guide to the fascinating story of the Earth. Superb, full-color photography of geological equipment, rocks, minerals and 3-D models reveals the ideas and discoveries that have changed our understanding of the world in which we live. See how glaciers create fjords, how beaches are shaped, where Africa is splitting apart along the Rift Valley, ocean-floor volcanoes, the atmosphere from space, the elements in the Earth's crust, and an exploded volcano. Learn how earthquakes are recorded, how the Grand Canyon was formed, about plate tectonics, how rock minerals are changed by weathering, how much of the Earth's surface is covered by water, and where icebergs originate. Discover the age of the Earth, how the ocean floor is mapped, how to sieve fossils from sea floor sediments, how garden snails provided a clue to the continental drift theory, what gases make up the atmosphere, and much, much more!
Main title:
Space exploration [electronic resource] / written by Carole Stott ; photographed by Steve Gorton.
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Imprint:
New York [N.Y.] : Dorling Kindersley, c2010 (Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2013.)
Collation:
1 online resource (33 entries) : 275 images, digital files.
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Notes:
"Discover the secrets of space -- and humankind's quest to learn about our universe"--Cover.Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: 71 p. : ill. (some col.)
Contents:
Dreams of space -- What is space? -- Space nations -- Rocket science -- Reusable rocket -- The race for space -- Space travelers -- Man on the Moon -- How to be an astronaut -- Astronaut fashion -- Living in space -- Astronauts at work -- Rest and play -- Danger and disaster -- Space stations -- Science without gravity -- Testing equipment -- Lonely explorers -- In-depth investigators -- Landers and discoverers -- Crowded space -- Looking at Earth -- Looking into space -- Spin-offs -- 21st-century exploration -- International Space Station -- The way ahead.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781782682257 (online)9780756658281 (print)0756658284 (print)
Dewey class:
629.4
LC class:
TL793
Language:
English
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BRN:
502419
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