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224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
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¡Viaja desde la Tierra a los confines del universo con este impresionante libro! Descubre planetas extraños, estrellas remotas y misteriosas galaxias. Cada página de este impresionante libro revela los secretos que hay detrás de más de 100 cuerpos celestes, como planetas, asteroides, satélites, estrellas . . .
Travel from Earth to the ends of the universe with this awesome book! Discover strange planets, remote stars and mysterious galaxies....
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382 pages ; 22 cm
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In order to heal after his mother's death, Sal learned how to meditate. But no one expected him to be able to take it further and 'relax' things into existence. Turns out he can reach into time and space to retrieve things from other universes.
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"This humorous informational picture book about the history of the universe answers some of the biggest questions humans have ever asked - like how the universe began and where we came from. Young readers will learn all about the Big Bang theory, how our solar system and planet were formed, how life began in the oceans and moved to land, what happened to the dinosaurs and how humans evolved from apes to explore, build communities all over the world...and...
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24 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm
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Tonight Dad wants to show his son something very special: the universe. Of course, they can't possibly embark on such a daring adventure unprepared, so they wrap up warm, gather provisions, and then off they go. It's a long walk, but eventually they get there. Along the way, they learn that sometimes the journey is more important than the destination, and sometimes the biggest lessons happen when you least expect them.
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224 pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 29 cm
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A guide to some of the most extraordinary places, objects and sights in the cosmos, from the amazing worlds of our solar system to distant galaxies and glowing nebulae--and almost everything in between. Includes 100 objects from throughout the universe, arranged from closest to our planet to farthest away. Discover the best-kept secrets of space.
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"Has the universe always existed? Scientists have looked further into space and discovered the galaxies moving. Were they once closer together? If scientists look far enough, can they discover where our universe started? Budding astronomers will learn all about the universe in this in-depth look at space science"--
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308 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates (chiefly color) : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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Follows the adventures of a young boy and his neighbor friend as they travel through a computer portal into outer space, where they explore such mysteries as black holes and the origins of the universe, while trying to evade an evil scientist.
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ix, 226 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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A rising star in astrophysics presents an accessible and eye-opening look at five ways the universe could end, and the lessons each scenario reveals about the most important concepts in cosmology.
We know the universe had a beginning, and expanded from a state of unimaginable density to an all-encompassing cosmic fireball to a simmering fluid of matter and energy. This laid down the seeds for everything from black holes to one rocky planet orbiting...
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2 videodiscs (approximately 373 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"Through the wormhole will explore the deepest mysteries of existence--the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. This series brings together the brightest minds and best ideas from the very edges of science--Astrophysics, Astrobiology, Quantum mechanics, String theory and more, to reveal the extraordinary truth of our Universe."--Container.
Hosted by Morgan Freeman, Through the Wormhole explores the deepest mysteries of existence, the...
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xix, 202 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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"Internationally known theoretical physicist and bestselling author Lawrence Krauss offers provocative, revelatory answers to the most basic philosophical questions: Where did our universe come from? Why is there something rather than nothing? And how is it all going to end? Why is there something rather than nothing?" is asked of anyone who says there is no God. Yet this is not so much a philosophical or religious question as it is a question about...
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xi, 157 pages ; 20 cm
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Meditates on scientific findings that are changing the understanding of the cosmos, exploring such topics as the debate between science and religion, the conflict between the desire for permanence and nature's impermanence, and the ways technology has changed physical experiences.
37) One day a dot
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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"Starting with one tiny dot and continuing through the Big Bang to the rise of human societies, the story of our universe is told in simple and vivid terms. But the biggest question of all cannot be answered: Where did that one dot come from?"--Amazon.com.
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47 pages : color illustrations ; 33 cm.
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Español
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Un fantástico libro para jóvenes lectores con el que podrán descubrir cómo empezó todo: qué hay en el universo, qué son las galaxias y las estrellas, el Sol, la Tierra y los planetas del sistema solar, cuándo surgió las astronomía, qué es un astronauta o cómo se vive en el espacio ... Un libro fascinante lleno de simpáticas y divertidas ilustraciones.
This fantastic book for young readers explains how it all began-from what is in the...
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4 videodiscs (approximately 535 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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"See how NASA is arming itself with the latest technology to pre-empt an apocalyptic attack...Learn how scientists envision reproduction and human development...and explore startling new evidence showing the existence of universes other than our own...From bizarre clouds to the hypothetical Planet X, from space disasters to space sex and the possibility of terrifying cosmic collisions, experience space in a whole new way -- not through a telescope...
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