[writers, Nathalie Fredette, Claude Lafleur ; translation, Kathe Roth].
[Enhanced Credo edition].
[Montreal, Quebec] :
Boston, Massachusetts :
QA International,
Credo Reference,
2007.
2013.
1 online resource :
(52 videos).
Visual guides
Title from title screen (viewed 26 October 2013).
Translation of: Comprendre l'univers.
THE STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE. The Big Bang -- The size of the Universe -- The galaxies -- Galactic clusters -- The Milky Way -- Active galaxies.
ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATION. The electromagnetic spectrum -- Telescopes -- Astronomical observatories -- The Hubble Space Telescope -- Radio telescopes -- Extrasolar planets.
EARTH AND THE MOON. The origin of Earth -- The magnetosphere -- Earth's atmosphere -- Geographical and celestial coordinates -- The seasons -- The Moon -- Eclipses -- Meteorites.
SPACE EXPLORATION. Surrounding Earth -- Space probes -- Exploration of the Moon -- Exploration of Mars -- Exploration of the Solar System.
THE PLANETS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM. Mercury -- Venus -- Earth -- Mars -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus -- Neptune.
THE SOLAR SYSTEM. The structure of the solar system -- The Sun -- The asteroids -- Comets.
THE STARS. Origin and classification of stars -- Low-mass stars -- Massive stars -- Black holes -- Star clusters -- The constellations.
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