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Solar System

In this title, bestselling author Marcus Chown leads us on a grand tour through the incredible diversity of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and spacecraft that surround the Sun in our cosmic backyard. Illuminating his insightful and surprising text are a wealth of beautiful images and diagrams, printed in full colour, richly detailed and accurately based on real scientific data. A perfect gift for anyone with an interest in astronomy, ”The Solar System” allows the imagination to roam free from Mercury to Pluto and beyond.
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In this title, bestselling author Marcus Chown leads us on a grand tour through the incredible diversity of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, & spacecraft that surround the Sun in our cosmic backyard. Illuminating his insightful & surprising text are a wealth of beautiful images & diagrams, printed in full colour, richly detailed & accurately based on real scientific data. A perfect gift for anyone with an interest in astronomy, ” The Solar System” allows the imagination to roam free from Mercury to Pluto & beyond.

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sun - A star at the centre of the solar system.
Gift - Something that is presented without expecting anything in return
Colour - The categorised spectrum of light visable to humans
Mercury - A small planet 46.8 -69.4 million kilometres from the sun. It is the closest planet to the sun.
Solar - the sun and the energy from the sun.

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Stanfords
Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.
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