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New library of the universe

Series

Publisher

Gareth Stevens Pub

Pub. Date

1996

Physical Desc

32 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.

Language

English

Description

Describes the characteristics and movements of the planet Neptune and how we found out about it

22) Did comets kill the dinosaurs?

Author

Series

Publisher

G. Stevens Pub

Pub. Date

1988

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

Language

English

Description

Examines the mass extinction of dinosaurs and offers a possible explanation of the causes

23) Star cycles: the life and death of stars

Author

New library of the universe

Series

Publisher

Milwaukee: Gareth Stevens Publishing

Pub. Date

c1995

Physical Desc

32 p.: col. ill. ; cloth.

Language

English

24) Why does the moon change shape?

Author

Series

Publisher

G. Stevens Children's Books

Pub. Date

c1991

Physical Desc

24 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Language

English

Description

Explains why the moon changes from crescent to full moon every twenty-nine and one-half days

25) Quasars, pulsars, and black holes

Author

Series

Publisher

G. Stevens Pub

Pub. Date

1988

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

Language

English

Description

Discusses the formation and peculiar features of the universe, particularly stars and galaxies emitting special types of radio waves

26) Building blocks of the universe

Author

Publisher

Abelard-Schuman

Pub. Date

[1961]

Physical Desc

280 p. : ill. ; 22 cm

Language

English

Description

A brief discussion of 102 basic chemical elements introduces a more detailed account of the structure, forms, and uses of the most common elements

27) Forward the foundation

Author

Series

Foundation series volume 2

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

In this stunning finale to one of the greatest science fiction adventures of all time, Asimov looks back to the development of one of science fiction's most popular creations: the science of Psychohistory, which predicts the actions of society.

28) Rockets, probes, and satellites

Author

Series

Publisher

G. Stevens Pub

Pub. Date

1988

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Language

English

Description

Examines the origins, functions, uses, and discoveries of rockets, space probes, and satellites.

29) On the past, present & future: 66 essays

Author

Publisher

Barnes & Noble Books

Pub. Date

1992, c1987

Physical Desc

viii, 374 p. ; 24 cm

Language

English

30) What is an eclipse?

Author

Series

Publisher

G. Stevens Children's Books

Pub. Date

c1991

Physical Desc

24 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

Language

English

Description

A step-by-step description of how an eclipse occurs and the differences between a lunar and a solar eclipse

31) Christopher Columbus: navigator to the New World

Author

Isaac Asimov's pioneers of science and exploration

Series

Publisher

Gareth Stevens Children's Books

Pub. Date

c1991

Physical Desc

48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 26 cm.

Language

English

Description

Describes the life of Columbus as a young man, and as an explorer who marshalled the best technology of his time to explore new lands

32) What is a shooting star?

Author

Series

Publisher

G. Stevens Children's Books

Pub. Date

c1991

Physical Desc

24 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Language

English

Description

Explains the nature of meteors or "shooting stars" and how they are different from real stars

33) Why do stars twinkle?

Author

Series

Publisher

Gareth Stevens Children's Books

Pub. Date

c1991

Physical Desc

24 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

Language

English

Description

Explains why stars in the night sky appear to twinkle

34) Unidentified flying objects

Author

Series

Publisher

G. Stevens

Pub. Date

c1989

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Language

English

Description

Briefly discusses facts and fantasies about UFOs

35) Why do we have different seasons?

Author

Series

Publisher

G. Stevens Children's Books

Pub. Date

c1991

Physical Desc

24 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Language

English

Description

Describes how the seasons affect people and other living things

36) Foundation and earth

Author

Series

Foundation series volume 7

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

Continues the Foundation trilogy. Golan Trevise, former councilman of the First Foundation, is entrusted with formidable task -- to determine the future of Galactic development.

37) Henry Hudson: Arctic explorer and North American adventurer

Author

Isaac Asimov's pioneers of science and exploration

Series

Publisher

Gareth Stevens Children's Books

Pub. Date

c1991

Physical Desc

48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 26 cm.

Language

English

Description

Describes the adventures of the seventeenth-century English explorer, from his search for a short route from Europe to the Orient to his mysterious disappearance after members of his crew mutinied

38) UFOs: true mysteries or hoaxes?

Author

New library of the universe

Series

Publisher

G. Stevens Pub

Pub. Date

1995

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

Language

English

39) Piloted space flights

Author

Series

Publisher

G. Stevens Pub

Pub. Date

c1990

Physical Desc

32 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.

Language

English

Description

A brief history of man's experience in space as he circled the Earth, landed on the moon, and sent spaceships farther away than humans can safely go.

40) Astronomy projects

Author

Isaac Asimov's 21st century library of the universe
New library of the universe

Series

Publisher

Gareth Stevens Pub

Pub. Date

1996

Physical Desc

32 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Language

English

Description