Título:
Moon / written by Jacqueline Mitton.
ISBN:
9780756645427
9780756645434
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Información de publicación:
New York : DK Pub., 2009.
Descripción física:
72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm + + 1 clip art disc (4 3/4 in.) + folded-out wall chart.
Nota general:
"Learn all about the moon - from the earliest legends to the Apollo Moon landings, and beyond"--Cover.
Includes index.
Contenido:
Moon, myth, imagination -- Earth's partner -- A waltz in space -- Moon's calendar -- Eclipses -- Tides -- Birth of the Moon -- Moon takes shape -- Moon's surface -- Craters -- Moon rock -- Other moons -- Telescope era -- From dream to reality -- Space race -- Destination Moon -- Apollo spacecraft -- Getting men on the Moon -- Dressed for space -- Giant leap -- Exploring the Moon -- Further Soviet exploration -- Living in space -- New lunar invasion -- Return to the Moon -- This time to stay -- A job on the Moon -- Near side -- Far side -- Lunar timeline -- Hall of fame.
Síntesis:
A guide to the Moon discusses its physical characteristics, relationship to the Earth, and the history of human reactions to and exploration of it.
Término geográfico:
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ocn233547222
Disponibilidad:
Hastings - Pleasant Hill~1
