Did you know that Jupiter could swallow up all the other planets and that Saturn could float on water? Or that stars die as red giants and white dwarfs? Or that you can see superstars that will explode and become black holes? Do you know star signs in the night sky, or when to look out for planets and shooting stars? Stars and Planets explore our wonderful universe. It explains why we have day and night and seasons and why the Moon looks different each night. It visits other worlds in our Solar System and takes us into deep space to see nebulae and galaxies. We travel far beyond the Milky Way to find huge cities of stars. Stars and Planets provides a guide to what you can see in your night sky. It explains how to identify the best constellations, the brightest stars and the planets that move among them. It also gives advice on how to observe the night sky using just your eyes, binoculars or small telescope.
Look around you. The reflection of your face in a window tells you that the universe is orchestrated by chance. The iron in a spot of blood on your finger tells you that somewhere out in space there is furnace at a temperature of 4.5 billion degrees. Your TV tells you that the universe had a beginning. In fact, your very existence tells you that this may not be the only universe but merely one among an infinity of others, stacked like the pages of a never-ending book.
From the earliest civilizations to the twenty-first century, This book traces the history of the world. In a beautiful hard back impressive book you will find information about the history of art, politics, religion, philosophy, science, technology and literature seamlessly woven together to place and events and advancements into historical context.