Age
9+
Grade
4+
Don Nardo
The KidHaven Science Library - Telescopes
Hardcover
(KidHaven Press July 1, 2005)
, 1 edition
In the early 1600s, the Italian mathematician Galileo became the first person to apply a new invention-the telescope-to study the heavens. This informative volume explains how telescopes work and traces their history, along with the major discoveries they made possible, from Galileo's time to the present. The final chapter deals with present and planned space telescopes.
- Series
- The KidHaven Science Library
- ISBN
- 0737730609 / 9780737730609
- Pages
- 48
- Weight
- 6.4 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.2 x 0.2
in.