This book of postcards takes you on a tour of our immediate celestial neighborhood. Comprising our home star, the Sun, and the various astronomical bodies it holds captive by its gravitational pull--nine major planets, their satellites, and countless asteroids, meteoroids, and comets--the solar system has intrigued humanity for millennia and eluded scientific understanding for nearly as long. In recent decades, photographs taken from manned and unmanned spacecraft and views from the first orbiting observatory, the Hubble Space Telescope, have done much to further our knowledge of the solar system and to feed our astonishment at its wonders. Thirty such images are reproduced here, each accompanied by informative text from the staff of Scientific American.
Pomegranate’s books of postcards contain thirty top-quality reproductions bound together in a handy, artful collection. Easy to remove and produced on heavy card stock, these stunning postcards are a delight to the sender and receiver. Note: postcards are oversized and may require additional postage.
ISBN: 0-7649-2100-2; size: 4 3/4 x 6 7/8”.
Box Size: 6.75in (17.15cm) x 4.75in (12.07cm) x 0.50in (1.27cm)
Recommended for ages 7 and older.
Weight: 0 lb 8 oz ( 0.23 kg )
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