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Galaxies and the universe. by World Book, Inc.(CARDINAL)170438;
Includes bibliographical references and index.What is a galaxy? -- What are galaxies made of? -- What galaxy are we in? -- What is the shape of the Milky Way galaxy ? -- How big is the Milky Way? -- Where is our solar system in the Milky Way? -- How did our solar system form in the Milky Way? -- What is the Milky Way's neighborhood like? -- How did galaxies form? -- Does the Milky Way rotate? -- What are some other types of galaxies? -- Can galaxies run into each other? -- What is special about the Milky Way? -- What is the universe? -- How old is the universe? -- What was the Big Bang? -- How did scientists discover the universe is expanding? -- Is the universe still expanding? -- Why does it matter if the universe is expanding? -- How have we learned so much about the universe? -- How much of the universe can we see? -- What kinds of instruments do astronomers use? -- What is dark matter? -- What are black holes? -- What are star clusters? -- What are pulsars? -- Could life exist elsewhere in the universe? -- How will the universe end? -- Fun facts about the universe!."Introduction to Galaxies and the Universe, providing to primary and intermediate grade students, information on their features and exploration. Includes fun facts, glossary, resource list and index"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Astronomy; Galaxies;
Available copies: 15 / Total copies: 18
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A place of secrets : a novel / by Hore, Rachel.(CARDINAL)425029;
Auction house appraiser Jude leaves London for her dream job at Starbrough Hall, an estate in the countryside, examining and pricing the manuscripts and instruments of an eighteenth-century astronomer. The timeworn tower that lies nearby. The tower was built as an observatory for astronomer Anthony Wickham. A nightmare begins to haunt Jude's six-year-old niece-- the same nightmare Jude herself had years ago. Is it possible that the dreams are passed down from one generation to the next? What secrets does the tower hold? And will Jude unearth them before it's too late?
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Auctioneers; Antiques; Widows; Family secrets; Follies (Architecture); Antiques;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 14
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The short reign of Pippin IV : a fabrication. by Steinbeck, John,1902-1968.(CARDINAL)144132;
A satire on French politics follows the fate of amateur astronomer Pippin Heristal after he is drafted to rule the unruly French. Bored, Pippin is instrumental in starting a revolution.
Subjects: Fiction.; Political science.;
Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 14
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Scientist's tools / by Hanson, Anders,1980-(CARDINAL)466840;
007-009.Learn about some of the tools that scientists use to aid in their work and discoveries.Meet a scientist -- Chemist's tools -- Astronomer's tools -- Microscope -- Glassware -- Optical telescope -- Radio telescope -- Match game -- Tool quiz.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Scientific apparatus and instruments; Scientists;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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Atlas of the skies : journeying between the stars and planets in the discovery of the universe.
Hundred thousand years of astronomy: Little history: from the first astronomers to Aristotle -- First astronomical calculations -- More Greeks -- From Ptolemy to Copernicus -- Rock in the pool: Copernicus -- Kepler and Brahe: the mathematical proofs -- Galileo, Paladin of the revolution -- Newton and gravitation -- After Newton: Kirchhoff and the chemistry of the stars -- HR diagram: towards the future -- From the Earth to the Moon: Blue planet -- Lithosphere -- Hydrosphere -- Biosphere -- Atmosphere -- Earth in space -- Moon and the Earth-Moon system -- Lunar geology -- Movements and lunar phenomena -- Exploration and conquest -- Apollo expeditions -- Observing the heavens: Orienting oneself in space -- Observing celestial objects -- Observation sites -- Pattern of stars -- Observing the heavens -- More famous constellations -- Zodiac -- Observing the moon -- Observing the eclipses -- Instruments and space expeditions -- Exploration of the solar system -- Sun and its planets: Our star -- Structure and phenomena -- Activity of the sun -- From Mercury to Pluto -- Mercury -- Venus -- Mars -- Asteroid belt -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus -- Neptune -- Pluto and Charon -- Comets, meteorites and interstellar masses -- Hypothesis on the origins of the solar system -- Stars, galaxies and beyond: Universe of suns -- Luminosity and distance -- Stellar spectra -- Evolution of a star -- Binary and variable stars -- Milky way and beyond -- Structure -- Close to the galaxy -- Beyond the Milky Way -- Suggestions -- Explanatory bibliography -- Glossary -- Analytical index.
Subjects: Atlases.; Graphs.; Astronomy.; Clouds.; Constellations; Planets; Stars;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Vaquero padre / by Colt, Paul,author.(CARDINAL)352122;
"Eusebio Francisco Kino, missionary, mathematician, astronomer, navigator, cartographer, explorer, rancher, diplomat, instrument of God's work, and candidate for sainthood. Imagine a seventeenth-century man with these talents and abilities, born to a New World by near-death experience. You have the premise for an epic life journey of faith and discovery. It happened. In 1663 eighteen-year-old Eusebio Kino survives fatal illness he credits to the intercession of his patron, Saint Francis Xavier. He vows to follow his patron's missionary footsteps to China. Following ordination, Padre Kino's path to mission takes a sharp turn west, to New Spain. Over the next thirty years, Padre Kino extended the frontier of Christendom west, establishing mission rancheria from the 'island' of California to Pimeria Alta in present-day Sonora Mexico and Southern Arizona. He introduced cattle ranching and cultivation of wheat to the southwest. In fulfilling his life purpose, Padre Kino enriched the lives of those he served while his explorations changed the face of a continent. Vaquero Padre is Eusebio Kino's story, as he might have told it"--Provided by the publisher.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Vaquero padre [large print] / by Colt, Paul,author.(CARDINAL)352122;
"Eusebio Francisco Kino, missionary, mathematician, astronomer, navigator, cartographer, explorer, rancher, diplomat, instrument of God's work, and candidate for sainthood. Imagine a seventeenth-century man with these talents and abilities, born to a New World by near-death experience. You have the premise for an epic life journey of faith and discovery. It happened. In 1663 eighteen-year-old Eusebio Kino survives fatal illness he credits to the intercession of his patron, Saint Francis Xavier. He vows to follow his patron's missionary footsteps to China. Following ordination, Padre Kino's path to mission takes a sharp turn west, to New Spain. Over the next thirty years, Padre Kino extended the frontier of Christendom west, establishing mission rancheria from the "island" of California to Pimeria Alta in present-day Sonora Mexico and Southern Arizona. He introduced cattle ranching and cultivation of wheat to the southwest. In fulfilling his life purpose, Padre Kino enriched the lives of those he served while his explorations changed the face of a continent. Vaquero Padre is Eusebio Kino's story, as he might have told it."--
Subjects: Large print books.; Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Kino, Eusebio Francisco, 1644-1711; Missionaries;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The blind astronomer's daughter : a novel / by Pipkin, John,author.(CARDINAL)492661;
"In late-eighteenth-century Ireland, accidental stargazer Caroline Ainsworth learns that her life is not what it seems when her father, Arthur, throws himself from his rooftop observatory. Caroline had often assisted her father with his observations, in pursuit of an unknown planet; when astronomer William Herschel discovered Uranus, Caroline could only watch helplessly as unremitting jealousy drove Arthur to madness. Now, gone blind from staring at the sun, he has chosen death over a darkened life. Grief-stricken, Caroline abandons the vain search, leaves Ireland for London, and tries to forget her love for Finnegan O'Siodha, the tinkering blacksmith who was helping her father build a telescope larger than his rival's. But her father has left her more than the wreck of that unfinished instrument: his cryptic atlas holds the secret to finding a new world at the edge of the sky. As Caroline reluctantly resumes her father's work and confronts her own longings, Ireland is swept into rebellion, and Caroline and Finnegan are plunged into its violence."--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Herschel, William, 1738-1822; Women astronomers; Fathers and daughters;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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Celestial sites, celestial splendors / by Burillier, Hervé,1967-(CARDINAL)811264;
Celestial Sites, Celestial Splendors presents us with a panorama of more than a hundred carefully chosen astronomical objects - from nearby planets, meteors and comets, to distant stars, galaxies and nebulae - and provides a comprehensive and practical guide to viewing them. Each object's location, discovery and optimal observation times are discussed, along with advice on the best techniques for observing it. We are shown how these splendors of the sky can be seen with simple instruments, such as binoculars or a small telescope, and sometimes even with the naked eye. The book also gives advice on the best choice of accessories to use with amateur telescopes and contains photographs illustrating how each object appears when seen through such apparatus, along with excellent pictures from large space telescopes. Its accessible style will appeal to all amateur astronomers and anyone interested in the night sky"--Page 4 of cover.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Astronomy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The blind astronomer's daughter [large print] / by Pipkin, John,author.(CARDINAL)492661;
In late-eighteenth-century Ireland, accidental stargazer Caroline Ainsworth learns that her life is not what it seems when her father, Arthur, throws himself from his rooftop observatory. Caroline had often assisted her father with his observations, in pursuit of an unknown planet; when astronomer William Herschel discovered Uranus, Caroline could only watch helplessly as unremitting jealousy drove Arthur to madness. Now, gone blind from staring at the sun, he has chosen death over a darkened life. Grief-stricken, Caroline abandons the vain search, leaves Ireland for London, and tries to forget her love for Finnegan O'Siodha, the tinkering blacksmith who was helping her father build a telescope larger than his rival's. But her father has left her more than the wreck of that unfinished instrument: his cryptic atlas holds the secret to finding a new world at the edge of the sky. As Caroline reluctantly resumes her father's work and confronts her own longings, Ireland is swept into rebellion, and Caroline and Finnegan are plunged into its violence. This is a novel of the obsessions of the age: scientific inquiry, geographic discovery, political reformation, but above all, astronomy, the mapping of the solar system and beyond. It is a novel of the quest for knowledge and for human connection -- rich, far-reaching, and unforgettable.
Subjects: Large print books.; Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Herschel, William, 1738-1822; Women astronomers; Fathers and daughters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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