An edition of The Junior Colour Encyclopedia of the Universe
(1986)
The Junior Colour Encyclopedia of the Universe
New Edition
by Frances M. Clapham and Ron Taylor
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The Junior Colour Encyclopedia of the Universe
1986, Treasure Press
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Table of Contents
WHAT IS SPACE?.
The Earth and Beyond.
8
How Big is the Universe?.
10
LOOKING AT SPACE.
The Stars Above Us.
12
Early Stargazers.
14
Eastern Astronomers.
16
Galileo's Breakthrough.
18
More New Ideas.
20
Gravity, Light, Motion and Time.
22
Space-Time Mysteries.
24
How Did it All Begin?.
26
Using Telescopes.
28
Bigger and Better Telescopes.
30
Radio-telescopes.
32
Windows in Space.
34
A Guide to the Stars.
36
THE SUN'S FAMILY.
The Solar System.
38
Our Own Star.
40
What is the Sun Made of?.
44
The Sun's Climate.
46
Planet Earth.
48
Weather and Eclipses.
50
Our Neighbour, the Moon.
52
Sun, Moon and Earth.
54
Mercury and Venus.
56
Mars.
58
Jupiter.
60
Saturn.
62
The Outer Planets.
64
Wanderers in Space.
66
Debris in Space.
68
THE STARS.
The Power of the Stars.
70
All Kinds of Stars.
72
Life and Death of Stars.
74
Twins, Clusters and Winkers.
76
Nebulae.
78
The Milky Way.
80
Other Galaxies.
82
MAN AND SPACE.
Rockets into Space.
84
The First Satellites.
86
Men into Orbit.
88
Apollo Beginnings.
90
Men on the Moon.
92
Moon Machines.
94
The Earth from Space.
96
News by Satellite.
98
Weather Satellites.
100
War by Satellite.
102
Exploring Mercury and Venus.
104
Exploring Mars.
106
Pioneer Exploration.
108
Voyager to the Outer Planets.
110
Skylab.
112
Daily Life in Space.
114
The Space Shuttle.
116
Building a Giant Space Station.
118
Cities in Orbit.
120
Beyond the Solar System.
122
Searching for New Worlds.
124
Dictionary of Astronomy.
126
Index.
137
Edition Notes
First published in Great Britain in 1982 by
Grisewood and Dempsey Ltd under the title
Rainbow Universe Encyclopedia
Printed in Hong Kong
Includes index.
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