"Our solar system and home planet-- the Earth" / Shama Thakoor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thakoor, Shama.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Solar system.

Earth (Planet).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 p.)

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

Mumbai [India] : Himalaya Pub. House, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book on ""Our Solar System and Home Planet ? The Earth""authored by Mrs. Shama Thakoor for school children is being done just at a time when it is most needful. This book will be widely accpeted by the target readership and will serve to excite the young minds who are expected to get involved in due course in space and earth sciences and astronomy.

Contents:

COVER; CONTENTS; PART I :; THE ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE AT A GLANCE; OUR SOLAR SYSTEM IN SHORT; LITTLE HISTORY; THE SUN; THE MERCURY; THE VENUS; THE EARTH; THE EARTH'S MOON; TIlE ECLIPSES OF SUN AND THE MOON; THE MARS; THE JUPITER AND JUPITER'S MOONS; THE SATURN AND SATURN'S MOONS; THE URANUS AND ITS MOONS; THE NEPTUNE AND ITS MOONS; THE PLUTO AND CHARON; THE CONSTELLATIONS AND THE ZODIAC; THE ASTEROIDS AND METEORS; THE COMETS; PART II :; THE EARTH; GEOLOGICAL ASPECTS; MOVEMENTS UNDER THE CRUST; GEOLOGICAL TIME; ROCKS; WEATHER; SEASONS, DAYS AND NIGHTS; ICE AGE

EARTH'S WEALTH FROM CRUST AND OCEANTHE EARTH? OF COURSE, THE WORLD; MAP OF THE WORLD; IMPORTANT MOUNTAIN RANGES AND HIGHEST PEAKS; CLIMATES AROUND THE WORLD; SOME NATURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD; SOME IMPORTANT THINGS; GLOSSARY; PHOTOS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-81182-7

9786612811821

1-4416-6259-6

93-5043-308-7

600-00-2818-0

OCLC:

700691327