Sylvia Louise Engdahl. The Planet-Girded Suns: Man's View of Other Solar Systems. New York:Atheneum, 1974.
David Bergamini. The Universe. New York: Time Incorporated, 1966.
The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System. www.nineplanets.org
Views of the Solar System. www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm
The
Creation of the Universe (DVD). Join leading
scientists as they turn up clues to the origin of the
universe, exploring today's most exciting and
far-reaching theories. Could the universe have appeared
spontaneously out of a perfect vacuum? Spectacular
special effects and animation dramatize the birth of the
universe. Nobel Prize-winner Carlo Rubbia, Murray
Gell-Man and world-famous physicist Stephen Hawking
explain their complex theories in easy-to-follow terms.
www.shoppbs.org
The Planets (DVD
4-pk). Take an unprecedented guided journey
through the unearthly wonders of the solar system with
The Planets. Using seldom-seen NASA archival footage, the
comprehensive documentary includes such wonders as
satellite images of Saturn's rings and the first glimpse
of the dark side of Earth's moon, with awe-inspiring
Hubble telescope imagery. www.shoppbs.org
Sky &
Telescope. An amateur astronomy magazine
with feature articles on new developments in the science,
plus departments on books, observing, equipment, computer
software and sky predictions. www.amazon.com
The Universe (DVD
4-pk). This groundbreaking series from The
History Channel will answer almost every question you
could pose about the planets, the stars, and the galaxies
we look up at in the nighttime sky. State of the art
computer technology and up-to-date scientific knowledge
take viewers right into the mysteries of the unknown in
The Universe, for a fascinating, fact-filled voyage from
Earth out through the cosmos. www.shoppbs.org
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