The night sky

Henbest,Nigel

HarperCollins Canada / Not Applicable

The Exploding Universe

Science & Math

Astronomy & Space Science

MacMillan Publishing Company

A dramatic guide to the past, present, and future of the universe, with text by Henbest and 200 color illustrations generated through the latest techniques in digital software, special-effects photography, and computer graphics. Many of the pictures are from full-page to double-page size (the volume is 10x14") and all are tremendously interesting and exciting. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Universe: A Computer-Generated Voyage Through Time and Space

Macmillan Pub. Co.

Shows images gathered by space probes for each of the nine planets, and summarizes our current knowledge of each world

The Planets: Portraits of New Worlds

Penguin??Books

Here is an astronomical overview that takes young readers on a thrilling guided tour of our universe. This informative book features Earth, its artificial satellites, the moon, the planets, stars, asteroids, and comets. With double-page spreads of maps, photographs, easy-to-read charts, and diagrams, The Space Atlas offers an exciting way to learn about the cosmos.

The Space Atlas

Children's Books

Couper, Heather

Literature & Fiction

HMH Books for Young Readers

Summarizes recent findings about the planets, the moon, the asteroids, and comets, and describes how the planets were formed

New Worlds: In Search of the Planets

Addison-Wesley

Answers to the most popular astronomy questions of today. 
 Over the course of their illustrious work in astronomy, Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest collected hundreds of the most popular astronomy questions that they've been asked. In this book they explain the scientific answers to these questions with expertise and a healthy dose of humor. Below are just a few of the 185 questions they answer: 
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<li> What would happen to an astronaut exposed to space? </li> <li> Can people live on Mars? </li> <li> Can an amateur astronomer make useful discoveries? </li> <li> Why do we have leap years and leap seconds? </li> <li> What are the most extreme conditions life can survive? </li> <li> Is there an edge to the Universe? </li> <li> What happens inside a black hole? </li> <li> Is Pluto a planet? </li>
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 The Universe Explained answers questions about space travel; telescopes; the solar system; comets, asteroids and meteors; stars; black holes; the Milky Way and other galaxies; the big bang and space and time. As well, Couper and Henbest explore the possibility of life beyond our planet with up-to-date space discoveries and debunk persistent myths and legends. 
 The Universe Explained is a fun and informative book for anyone curious about astronomy.

The Universe Explained: A Cosmic Q and A

Reference

Firefly Books

A visual reconstruction of the history of the universe from the big bang, moving on to the galaxies, star systems and the milky way.

The Universe: A Voyage Through Space and Time

Chudy, Philip

Orion Publishing Co

Mysteries of the Universe

Van Nostrand-Reinhold

This guide to our galaxy is written in non-technical language and includes colour photographs of stars, star clusters and gas clouds in the Milky Way. The guide introduces the nature and structure of our galaxy and describes all types of objects that it contains. Maps are included.

The Guide to the Galaxy

Cambridge University Press

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