Planets: A Smithsonian Guide (Smithsonian Guides Series)

By Thomas R. Watters

Book Overview

From Babylonian cosmology to todays high-tech data gathering, Planets will provide countless hours of enjoyment for anyone wanting to understand our celestial neighbors. The easy-to-follow text is divided into six beautifully-illustrated sections, beginning with early beliefs and origins and continuing on to a full visual treatment of Mercury and Venus to Pluto and the mysterious Planet X, and even planets beyond the solar system. Special full-color features compare the planets and explore such subjects as life on other planets, meteorites, and the Shoemaker-Levy comet.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0028604040
• ISBN13: 9780028604046
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.1" x 0.8" x 6.3"