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Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 660L
Language
English
Description
This fictional journal is from the year in which Galileo constructed his own telescope and began to record his astronomical discoveries. Includes additional nonfiction biographical information.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Now, with the help of new spacecraft and Earth-based telescopes, scientists are seeing the Sun as they never have before and even re-creating what happens at the very center of the Sun. Their work will help us understand aspects of the sun that have puzzled scientists for decades. Secrets of the Sun reveals a bright new dawn in our understanding of our nearest star, one that might help keep our planet from going dark.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Santiago and the crew go on a quest to find Capitán Calaveras magical spyglass. But bad pirate Enrique Real de Palacios III wants it for himself. Can Santiago get the spyglass first and continue protecting the high seas?" --publisher's website.
Author
Publisher
White Star Kids
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A new series of illustrated books specifically designed for children in elementary education, narrating the stories of those great historical figures who have left their mark on humanity in fields such as science, art, exploration, music and other subjects. Young readers will be able to read all about these famous people's main achievements, experiencing the main steps of their lives through Isabel Munoz's engaging illustrations, and finding out some...
Author
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
George Willis Ritchey was the builder of the first large, successful American reflecting telescopes. A telescope designer who perfected the methods for making astronomical mirrors and a master of celestial photography, Ritchey worked closely with George Ellery Hale, the phenomenal fund-raiser and organizer of observatories. Mount Wilson Observatory stands today as a monument to their collaboration, yet their very success led to tension, estrangement,...
Series
Connections volume 5-6
Publisher
Ambrose Video Publishing
Pub. Date
[2001?]
Language
English
Description
A series presenting science as a detective story illustrating the connections between events of the past and inventions of the future. Part 5: Traces the connection between medieval astrology, ancient Greek medical manuscripts, the need for precise measuring devices and the invention of such things as the telescope, forged steel and interchangeable machine parts. Part 6: Details many of the changes in building construction and energy usage which occurred...
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