Nine Planets (Color Illustrations)

Author: Margaret [USA]
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: How was the universe formed? When did the solar system form? How do the nine planets orbit? Is there life on other planets? How do space probes fly in space? If you weigh 50 kg on Earth, how much would you weigh on Mars? If we lived on Mars, how many hours would there be in a day? How many days would there be in a year? All these questions can be found in this exquisite series of planet books—The Nine Planets. The Planet Library series is an excellent science popularization book for American primary and secondary school students, documenting the nine planets in the universe's solar system: their origins, structures, orbital methods, orbits, different revolutions and rotations, as well as many interesting stories and little-known new astronomical information. It is an invaluable extracurricular knowledge resource for middle and high school students who love astronomy and are fascinated by the stars. This book is richly illustrated, with vivid and easy-to-understand language, making it both informative and entertaining. The authors of the series, Amy Margaret and Luke Thompson, are two renowned science popularization writers in the United States, who have written many science books for young people. This book documents the nine planets in the universe's solar system: their origins, structures, orbital methods, orbits, different revolutions and rotations, as well as many interesting stories and little-known new astronomical information.