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" Stars above, earth below : "
Tyler Nordgren
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BL
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601273
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b430492
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| Main Entry
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Nordgren, Tyler E., (Tyler Eugene),1969-
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| Title & Author
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Stars above, earth below : : a guide to astronomy in the national parks /\ Tyler Nordgren
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| Publication Statement
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Chichester, UK :: Praxis,, c2010
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444 p. :: col. ill., col. maps ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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9781441916488 (softcover : alk. paper)
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: 1441916482 (softcover : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Milky Way (Yosemite, Big Bend, all national parks and monuments) -- Solar eclipses, black holes, gravity (Grand Teton and Chaco Culture National Historical Park) -- Tides on Earth, moons, stars, galaxies (Acadia and all costal parks) -- Volcanoes in the solar system (Yellowstone and all volcanic parks) -- Mars (Arches and all Four Corners region parks) -- Climate change on Venus, Earth, Mars (Glacier and all glacial parks) -- Moon and meteor showers (Great Smokey Mountains, Acadia, and all eastern parks) -- Stars and archaeoastronomy (Chaco Culture National Historical Park) -- Extrasolar planets (Rocky Mountain and all parks of the mountain west) -- Cosmology (Grand Canyon National Park) -- Light pollution and our night sky heritage (Bryce Canyon, Natural Bridges, and all national parks and monuments)
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| Abstract
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A great way to learn/teach astronomy. Uses photographs and sky charts to form a connection between what is in the sky and seen on the ground
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Astronomy, Popular works
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National parks and reserves-- United States
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QB44.3.N67 2010
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