Isaac Asimov
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Clear and pure sky -- Ancient Egypt's livelihood -- Predicting the future in Babylon -- Early astronomy in China and the Pacific -- Astronomy in the early Americas -- Earth as a huge ball -- Celestial positions -- Early Earthly statistics -- Saved by the Arabs -- Copernicus and the center of the universe -- Open to new viewpoints -- Astronomical turning point -- Fact file : astronomy, past and present.
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Gareth Stevens is proud to present a completely updated and revised edition of our highly acclaimed Isaac Asimov's New Library of the Universe. A re-worked text throughout reflects the latest discoveries and theories, and the most up-to-the-minute new photographs bring these volumes into the 21st century while maintaining the authority and accessibility of the original. Asimov's original work forms the basis for a fascinating mixture of science fact...