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Fun book
This is a great book for kids who want to read about space but have limited vocabulary.Easy to read, large print, great photos.We own the entire set.

Not recommended
This book claims that "Mercury has no gravity" and that "volcanoes are made of lava".I realize the science needs to be simplified for a young audience, but it should stick to facts. ... Read more

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This 45 minute tape contains selections from the original, history-making broadcasts, revealing the lunar landing step-by-step. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Science News, published by Science Service, Inc. on August 28, 2010. The length of the article is 3041 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Mining for missing matter: in underground lairs, physicists look for the dark stuff.
Author: Ron Cowen
Publication: Science News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 28, 2010
Publisher: Science Service, Inc.
Volume: 178Issue: 5Page: 22(6)

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This digital document is an article from Science News for Kids, published by Science Service, Inc. on April 14, 2010. The length of the article is 1817 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Mercury's magnetic twisters.
Author: Stephen Ornes
Publication: Science News for Kids (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 14, 2010
Publisher: Science Service, Inc.
Page: NA

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This digital document is an article from Science News, published by Science Service, Inc. on October 9, 2010. The length of the article is 2848 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Black hole silhouette: scientists attempt to image a shadow and its tumultuous ring.(Cover story)
Author: Charles Petit
Publication: Science News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 9, 2010
Publisher: Science Service, Inc.
Volume: 178Issue: 8Page: 22(5)

Article Type: Cover story

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This digital document is an article from Science News, published by Science Service, Inc. on January 30, 2010. The length of the article is 329 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Black holes seen dancing in pairs: merging galaxies play host to astrophysical pas de deux.(Atom & Cosmos)(Brief article)
Author: Lisa Grossman
Publication: Science News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 30, 2010
Publisher: Science Service, Inc.
Volume: 177Issue: 3Page: 13(1)

Article Type: Brief article

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This digital document is an article from Science News, published by Science Service, Inc. on April 10, 2010. The length of the article is 1605 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Happy 20th, Hubble: flying observatory's cosmic portraits continue to capture hearts and minds.(PHOTO ESSAY)(Hubble Space Telescope)(Cover story)
Author: Ron Cowen
Publication: Science News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 10, 2010
Publisher: Science Service, Inc.
Volume: 177Issue: 8Page: 16(6)

Article Type: Cover story

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This digital document is an article from Science News, published by Science Service, Inc. on August 28, 2010. The length of the article is 378 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Nearby galaxy is a very dark place: holds record for concentration of mysterious missing mass.(Atom & Cosmos)
Author: Ron Cowen
Publication: Science News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 28, 2010
Publisher: Science Service, Inc.
Volume: 178Issue: 5Page: 12(1)

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This digital document is an article from Science News, published by Science Service, Inc. on September 26, 2009. The length of the article is 2637 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Hunting hidden dimensions: black holes, giant and tiny, may reveal new realms of space.
Author: Diana Steele
Publication: Science News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 26, 2009
Publisher: Science Service, Inc.
Volume: 176Issue: 7Page: 22(4)

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This digital document is an article from Science News, published by Science Service, Inc. on August 28, 2010. The length of the article is 416 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Scientists go to dark side, but it's for a noble cause.(FROM THE EDITOR)(dark matter)(Editorial)
Author: Tom Siegfried
Publication: Science News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 28, 2010
Publisher: Science Service, Inc.
Volume: 178Issue: 5Page: 2(1)

Article Type: Editorial

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This digital document is an article from Science News for Kids, published by Science Service, Inc. on April 7, 2010. The length of the article is 625 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Cool as a Jupiter.
Author: Stephen Ornes
Publication: Science News for Kids (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 7, 2010
Publisher: Science Service, Inc.
Page: NA

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This digital document is an article from Skeptic (Altadena, CA), published by Skeptics Society & Skeptic Magazine on June 22, 2010. The length of the article is 1501 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Saturn-Mars effect: how a statistical effect explains the astrological claim for the power of Mars.(NEWS)(Report)
Author: Alexander Y. Panchin
Publication: Skeptic (Altadena, CA) (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 2010
Publisher: Skeptics Society & Skeptic Magazine
Volume: 16Issue: 1Page: 13(2)

Article Type: Report

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This digital document is an article from Science News, published by Science Service, Inc. on October 9, 2010. The length of the article is 375 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Believing without seeing gives science more power.(FROM THE EDITOR)(Editorial)
Author: Tom Siegfried
Publication: Science News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 9, 2010
Publisher: Science Service, Inc.
Volume: 178Issue: 8Page: 2(1)

Article Type: Editorial

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This digital document is an article from Science News, published by Science Service, Inc. on June 19, 2010. The length of the article is 500 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Black hole found a little off-center: displacement could provide clue to history of galaxy M87.(Atom & Cosmos)
Author: Ron Cowen
Publication: Science News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 19, 2010
Publisher: Science Service, Inc.
Volume: 177Issue: 13Page: 9(1)

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This digital document is an article from The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM), published by The Santa Fe New Mexican on March 19, 2010. The length of the article is 615 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: STAR CODES.(Pasatiempo)
Author: Unavailable
Publication: The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) (Newspaper)
Date: March 19, 2010
Publisher: The Santa Fe New Mexican
Page: PA-11

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Carl Sagan's many contributions to science and society have been profound and far-reaching, influencing millions of people around the world. He carried out significant research in planetary science, was closely associated with the US space program, created the highly-acclaimed television series, Cosmos, and was the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of many best-selling popular science books. Carl Sagan's Universeis a fascinating and beautifully illustrated collection of articles by a distinguished team of authors, and covers the many fields of science, education, policy making, and related areas in which Sagan worked. The book is divided into four sections, the first two of which provide an absorbing overview of the US space program (as well as a complementary account of the Russian program), and of the history and current status of the search for extraterrestrial life. The final two sections deal with the importance of science education in the successful development of a technological society, and of the shaping of science policy in tackling the problems facing us today. Also included is a separate chapter by Sagan himself, discussing the place and role of our planet and mankind in the universe. Written in honour of Carl Sagan's many achievements, this book will fascinate and reward anyone interested in planetary science and exploration, the search for extraterrestrial life, or the role of science in the modern world.Amazon.com Review
To millions, the late Carl Sagan became eponymous with thescience of cosmology and, in fact, the pursuit of scientific inquiryin general. This book, which followed his death in late 1996, is acollection of essays recounting the many facets of scientificinquiry--from planetary probes to the search for extraterrestrialintelligence--on which he made his mark. Among the noteworthy authorsare physicist Kip Thorne and famous debunker James Randi. CarlSagan's Universe is a touching tribute to a man who left animmutable mark upon modern science. ... Read more

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Read after reading Sagan
This book seemed awkward at first, with its structure of lectures ranging from rambles with dim connections to Sagan through to near-hagiography barely sullied by informative content. Fortunately, these proved to be the extremes. It was saved by the range of provocative ideas, both current and historical, which emerge from the authors and implicitly from Sagan himself. Sagan's own talk in the book with a Q&A session recorded, displays both the kindliness and scientific curiousity of his public persona and the clean efficiency with which he deals with fuzzy thinking in a scientific arena. I think one of his directly-authored books is a better introduction to science and to his thinking but if you have read some of those and want to learn more about his range of thought, this book is worth the time.

Sagan's Last, But Not His Best....
Written in memory of Carl Sagan, this book is edited by his Chairman at Cornell, Dr. Yervant Terzian.It includes short articles by numerous authors, and shows the breadth of Sagan's interests.It also includes someof Carl Sagan's very last work.

For others who have read _Cosmos_, it isan update on Sagan's views about humanity, life and death.If you liked_Cosmos_, you will probably find this book interesting, as well. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Science News, published by Science Service, Inc. on March 28, 2009. The length of the article is 562 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Curious constant for black holes makes an unexpected appearance: physicists puzzled by Newtonian analog to relativity math.(Atom & Cosmos)
Author: Rachel Ehrenberg
Publication: Science News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 28, 2009
Publisher: Science Service, Inc.
Volume: 175Issue: 7Page: 8

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