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BL
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858912
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| Title & Author
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Understanding the universe /\ [writers, Nathalie Fredette, Claude Lafleur ; translation, Kathe Roth].
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| Edition Statement
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[Enhanced Credo edition].
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| Publication Statement
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[Montreal, Quebec] :: QA International,, 2007.
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Boston, Massachusetts :: Credo Reference,, 2013.
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| Series Statement
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Visual guides
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1 online resource :: (52 videos).
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| ISBN
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1784021156
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: 2764408919
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: 9781784021153
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: 9782764408919
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| Notes
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Title from title screen (viewed 26 October 2013).
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Translation of: Comprendre l'univers.
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| Contents
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THE STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE. The Big Bang -- The size of the Universe -- The galaxies -- Galactic clusters -- The Milky Way -- Active galaxies.
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ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATION. The electromagnetic spectrum -- Telescopes -- Astronomical observatories -- The Hubble Space Telescope -- Radio telescopes -- Extrasolar planets.
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EARTH AND THE MOON. The origin of Earth -- The magnetosphere -- Earth's atmosphere -- Geographical and celestial coordinates -- The seasons -- The Moon -- Eclipses -- Meteorites.
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SPACE EXPLORATION. Surrounding Earth -- Space probes -- Exploration of the Moon -- Exploration of Mars -- Exploration of the Solar System.
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THE PLANETS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM. Mercury -- Venus -- Earth -- Mars -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus -- Neptune.
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THE SOLAR SYSTEM. The structure of the solar system -- The Sun -- The asteroids -- Comets.
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THE STARS. Origin and classification of stars -- Low-mass stars -- Massive stars -- Black holes -- Star clusters -- The constellations.
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| Abstract
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The Visual Guides series answers the most important questions on topics that fascinate everyone through a series of videos and animations: weather, the human body, the Earth, the universe and plants. It provides images of natural phenomena and explanations of fundamental concepts, and features the very latest discoveries in these areas.
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Astronomy-- Observations.
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Astronomy.
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Cosmography.
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Planets.
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Stars.
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Astronomy.
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Cosmography.
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Exploration of outer space.
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Planets.
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Stars.
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Outer space, Exploration.
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Outer space.
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| Dewey Classification
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520.3
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| LC Classification
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QB14.U5313 2007eb
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| Added Entry
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Fredette, Nathalie,1963-
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Lafleur, Claude
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Roth, Käthe
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