| Edition |
[Enhanced Credo edition]. |
| Description |
1 online resource : (52 videos) ; digital files. |
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two-dimensional moving image rdacontent |
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spoken word rdacontent |
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text rdacontent |
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electronic isbdmedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
| Series |
Visual guides |
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Visual guides.
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| Note |
Translation of: Comprendre l'univers. |
| Contents |
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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THE STARS. Origin and classification of stars -- Low-mass stars -- Massive stars -- Black holes -- Star clusters -- The constellations -- |
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THE SOLAR SYSTEM. The structure of the solar system -- The Sun -- The asteroids -- Comets -- |
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THE PLANETS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM. Mercury -- Venus -- Earth -- Mars -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus -- Neptune -- |
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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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ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATION. The electromagnetic spectrum -- Telescopes -- Astronomical observatories -- The Hubble Space Telescope -- Radio telescopes -- Extrasolar planets -- |
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SPACE EXPLORATION. Surrounding Earth -- Space probes -- Exploration of the Moon -- Exploration of Mars -- Exploration of the Solar System. |
| Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Summary |
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. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Note |
Title from title screen (viewed 26 October 2013). |
| Subject |
Astronomy.
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Cosmography.
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Planets.
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Stars.
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Outer space -- Exploration.
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Astronomy -- Observations.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Fredette, Nathalie, author.
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Lafleur, Claude, author.
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Roth, Kathe, , translator.
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Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 2764408919 9782764408919 1 electronic resource (125 pages) : illustrations (some colored) |
| ISBN |
9781784021153 electronic version |
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2764408919 electronic book |
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9782764408919 electronic book |
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