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Record Nr.

UNINA9910157828903321

Autore

Gardner Robert <1929->

Titolo

Experiments for future astonomers / / Robert Gardner and Joshua Conklin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Enslow Publishing, , 2017

�2017

ISBN

0-7660-8201-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (128 pages) : color illustrations

Collana

Experiments for future STEM professionals

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

520.78

Soggetti

Astonomy - Experiments

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

ch. 1. Stellar constellations : shapes in the sky -- ch. 2. Earth : one of the sun's satellites -- ch. 3. Earth's natural satellite : our moon -- ch. 4. Earth's star : the sun -- ch. 5. Other planets in the solar system -- ch. 6. Beyond the solar system.

Sommario/riassunto

The experiments in this book teach young scientists the basic math and science skills involved in astronomy through activities that include locating polar constellations, constructing a model to explain Earth's seasonal changes, using a parallax to measure distance, and building a spectroscope to examine the light emitted by stars.