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 Galileo Project. A source of information on the life and work of Galileo Galilei. galileo.rice.edu

The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System. An overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of the planets, moons and other objects in our solar system. www.nineplanets.org

Views of the Solar System. A vivid multimedia adventure unfolding the splendor of the Sun, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, and more. 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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