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Don't Know Much about Space

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ISBN-10: 0064408353

ISBN-13: 9780064408356

Edition: 2001

Authors: Kenneth C. Davis, Sergio Ruzzier

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If Earth is round, why don't people on the other side of the world fall off? (see page 26) Is Mars red because it's embarrassed? (see page 49) If black holes are invisible, how do we know they're there? (see page 86) Using the popular style that has won millions of readers, best-selling author Kenneth C. Davis blasts off for the stars! With an entertaining question-and-answer format, amusing anecdotes, and fact-filled sidebars, he sets his sights on the mysteries of space. Humorous illustrations, along with NASA photographs, add fun and excitement to this fascinating and comprehensive book. Davis takes you back to the time when the Babylonians first charted the stars -- over three…    
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Book details

List price: $10.99
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 7/24/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.36" tall
Weight: 0.352
Language: English

Kenneth C. Davis is an American popular historian, best known for his Don't Know Much About... series. Born in Mount Vernon, New York, Davis attended Concordia College, Bronxville in New York, and Fordham University at Lincoln Center, New York City. Davis's second book, Don't Know Much About History, spent 35 consecutive weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and sold nearly 1.5 million copies. This unexpected success launched the Don't Know Much About... series.

Sergio Ruzzier has illustrated a number of picture books, some of which he also wrote. Italian by birth, he lives in Brooklyn. Visit him at http://www.ruzzier.com/ .

Introduction
Who Invented Astronomy?
Why Does the Sun Shine?
How's the Weather on Neptune?
How Big Is the Universe?
Will Humans Ever Live on Other Worlds?
Milestones in the Universe
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Index