A Space Traveller's Guide To The Solar System

Informationen zum Autor Mark Thompson is one of the presenters on the BBC Two award winning show Stargazing Live and the resident astronomer on ITV’s This Morning . When not gracing our television screens he is most likely writing about the sky, looking at it or flying through it (as a qualified pilot, not a human cannonball). He writes for a number of websites including Discovery News' Space pages and the Space Exploration Network along with a variety of other publications. He is also a regular on Radio Five Live. Born in Norfolk, Mark has had a fascination with all things in the sky ever since he was a small boy and is proud to be a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. Klappentext Astronomer Mark Thompson takes the reader on an entertaining tour of the solar system, covering how to prepare for take-off and the experience of leaving Earth's atmosphere, to the reality of living in the confines of a spaceship. Visits the sun and the planets, and even takes in the asteroid belts. Zusammenfassung Have you ever dreamt of being an astronaut, travelling through the universe on your very own space mission? What would it be like to tour the Solar System, visiting the Sun and the planets, taking in everything from moons to asteroid belts along the way?

Product details

• Authors: Mark Thompson
• Publisher: Corgi
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.01.2017
• EAN: 9780552170581
• ISBN: 978-0-552-17058-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 198 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; Popular astronomy & space, Popular astronomy and space, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy