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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,...
1145) Between us and the moon
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Just before spending her sixteenth summer on Cape Cod, Sarah's boyfriend breaks up with her and, as a scientist whose focus is on winning a scholarship through her study of a comet, she designs an experiment to become more like her older sister to see if she, too, can be popular.
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
"Through infographics and illustrations readers will learn about the unfathomably huge and fascinating topic of solar systems. Explore the galaxy that surrounds our planet through astounding numbers, facts, and figures. With Steve Jenkins's signature art style, his By the Numbers reader series explores the most fascinating fields of nature and natural science. These readers are fact-packed and run the gamut from dinosaurs to dwarf planets, detailing...
Publisher
Discovery Communications
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Journey deep into space and examine the moons, planets and stars that make up the cosmos in How the Universe Works. Combining expert opinion with extraordinary computer generated imagery, explore the inner workings of space as modern astronomy helps to demystify a series of unusual phenomena.
Series
Language
English
Description
Disc 1: Doomsday 2012: the End of Days: Doomsday is foretold in the Mayan calendar, the Chinese oracle of the I Ching and an Internet-based prophetic softward program. December 21, 20012 will be the End of Days. Mayan doomsday prophecy: The Maya were legendary astronomers and timekeepers. Thier calendar is more accurate than our own. They tracked stars and planets and assigned great meaning to astronomical phenomena and made the 2012 doomsday prophecy...
1151) Beyond the mapped stars
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Mormon girl Elizabeth is torn between becoming an astronomer and familial duties and faith when she navigates a whole new world of possibility, in this sweeping adventure set in Colorado in the late nineteenth century.
Elizabeth Bertelsen dreams of becoming an astronomer, but for her such dreams are as unreachable as the stars she so deeply adores. As a Mormon girl, her duty is to her family and, in a not too far away future, to...
1153) The arrival
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Radio astronomer Zane Zaminsky believes he's picked up a cosmic noise that is signaling extraterrestrial intelligence. But after turning over the tape to his boss Phil Gordian, Zane's fired, his girlfriend get transferred and his partner is found dead from an apparent suicide. Zane's desperate search for answers leads him to Mexico and a mysterious power plant this is generating more than electricity and is run by people who are not what they appear...
1154) The arrival + arrival II
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1999, 1998, 1996]
Language
English
Description
In the Arrival, radio astronomer Zane Zaminsky follows an extra-terrestrial radio signal and discovers a plot of alien invasion. In Arrival II, an investigative reporter and reluctant computer programmer must convince the government that a sinister alien conspiracy could wipe out the human species.
In the Arrival, radio astronomer Zane Zaminsky believes he's picked up a cosmic noise that is signaling extraterrestrial intelligence. But after turning...
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
GN 840L
Language
English
Description
"From the creators of A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu, and You comes an encyclopedic glance at all things outer space and makes a hilarious and informative guide for curious young readers. Blast off for a day in the life of space and the people (and animals!) who have explored it. From hilarious comics to secret diaries and detailed diagrams, there are tons of things to discover and fantastic facts to learn."--
1159) The Sun dagger
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Pub. Date
[1983]
Language
English
Description
Describes the discovery of a celestial calendar in the Chaco Canyon in New Mexico which was constructed more than 1,000 years ago by the Anasazi Indians. Describes the complex workings of the calendar and the culture of the Indians who built it.