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03989cam a2200613 a 4500 001 E6ADA9982B0F11DEAA7E7608A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20220914010715 008 070723s2007 dcua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2007061234 020 $a 1426301715 020 $a 9781426301711 020 $a 9781426301704 020 $a 1426301707 035 $a (OCoLC)159919505 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d UKM $d BAKER $d BTCTA $d LIQ $d YDXCP $d EHH $d Q2Z $d VP@ $d XY4 $d JQD $d IWB $d SILO 043 $a zs----- 050 00 $a QB501 $b .A267 2007 082 00 $a 520 $2 22 100 1 $a Aguilar, David A. 245 1 $a Planets, stars, and galaxies : $b a visual encyclopedia of our universe / $c written and illustrated by David A. Aguilar ; contributing writers Christine Pulliam & Patricia Daniels ; [foreword by Dennis A. Tito]. 260 $a Washington, D.C. : $b National Geographic, $c c2007. 300 $a 191 p. : $b col. ill. ; $c 29 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 191) and index. 505 0 $a Foreword / Dennis A. Tito -- Introduction / David A. Aguilar -- What we know: Universe began with a Big Bang -- Accidents happens -- ''Seeing'' into space -- There are other Solar Systems -- Tour of the Solar System: Our new Solar System -- Grand tour -- Venus -- Mercury -- Sun -- Mars -- Ceres & the Asteroid Belt -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus -- Neptune -- Kuiper Belt -- Pluto -- Eris -- Oort Cloud -- Comets -- Earth -- To the stars and beyond: Milky Way seen from Earth -- Constellations-Sky dreams -- Everything we see in history -- What is the Milky Way? -- Changing universe -- Life cycle of a star -- Nebulas-Star nurseries -- Star sizes, types of stars -- Death of stars like the Sun -- Death of giant stars -- Supernova remnants -- Neutron stars & pulsars -- Gamma Ray bursts -- Black Holes -- Failed stars-Brown dwarfs -- How planet form -- Other worlds -- Globular clusters -- Galactic zoo -- Our next-door neighbors -- Colliding galaxies -- Clouds of Magellan -- Clusters and walls -- Hubble Ultra Deep Field -- Dark matter -- Accelerating universe -- How the universe will end -- Other universes -- Are we alone?: Perfect world -- What is life? -- Other life in Solar System -- Are there other intelligent beings? -- Alien life-Not what we're used to -- What about UFOs? -- Dreams of tomorrow: Space engineering -- Space hotel -- Turning Mars green -- Solar sailing -- Exploring the universe -- Time line of Solar System -- Time line of humans on Earth -- Time line of astronomy to 1961 -- Time line of astronomy 1963 to the present -- Glossary -- Index -- Credits -- Additional reading and web sites. 520 $a The latest discoveries about our universe to keep readers updated on the latest developments in space. 651 0 $a Solar system $v Pictorial works. 650 0 $a Galaxies $v Pictorial works. 650 0 $a Astronomy $v Pictorial works. 856 42 $z Publisher description $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0905/2007061234-d.html 941 $a 21 952 $l OUAX845 $d 20240816043024.0 952 $l GIPC251 $d 20240702035450.0 952 $l UVAX975 $d 20240215013005.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012020822.0 952 $l SZPC124 $d 20210828023934.0 952 $l MXPG943 $d 20201013083128.0 952 $l W7PA017 $d 20191031022914.0 952 $l RZPE145 $d 20190328024504.0 952 $l GSPC501 $d 20181218011345.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20181107053229.0 952 $l NYPE343 $d 20170523015237.0 952 $l BKPC251 $d 20170215115455.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20160202043614.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20151001023040.0 952 $l GFPE771 $d 20150911022009.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20150619011005.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20110708012502.0 952 $l XBPE737 $d 20101023011245.0 952 $l 30SX663 $d 20100527012456.0 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l UDAX314 $d 20090701080000.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E6ADA9982B0F11DEAA7E7608A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b IWBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search