Books

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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
The beginning of the earth	Franklyn M. Branley	Describes what may have happened when the earth began billions of years ago.	OL121282W
A book of Mars for you	Franklyn M. Branley	Presents the progression in man's knowledge of the planet Mars--from the telescope of Galileo to the photographic lens of Mariner IV whose incredible journey close to the Red Planet furnished scienti…	OL121284W
A book of planets for you	Franklyn M. Branley	A basic book describing the size, temperature, and other important features of the nine planets that go around our sun.	OL121285W
Experiments in the principles of space travel	Franklyn M. Branley	Simple experiments, using easily obtainable equipment, designed to explain the scientific laws pertaining to rocket research and space travel.	OL121292W
Is there life in outer space?	Franklyn M. Branley	Discusses some of the ideas and misconceptions about life in outer space and speculates on the existence of such life in light of recent space explorations.	OL121296W
Mickey's magnet	Franklyn M. Branley	This is a children's book written in story/narrative style to explain how in simple terms how magnets work.	OL121299W
The sky is full of stars	Franklyn M. Branley	Explains how to view stars and ways to locate star pictures, known as constellations, throughout the year.	OL121305W
Solar energy	Franklyn M. Branley	Explains solar energy and its use in solar water heaters, heat pumps, cookers, water distillers, and controlled photosynthesis. Includes simple experiments testing new solar energy theories.	OL121306W
Sun dogs and shooting stars	Franklyn M. Branley	A guide to astronomical and meteorological events typical of each month, from the beginning of winter through summer's meteor showers and hail to the harvest moon of autumn.	OL121308W
The Big Dipper	Franklyn M. Branley	Explains basic facts about the Big Dipper, including which stars make up the constellation, how its position changes in the sky, and how it points to the North Star.	OL121310W
A book of moon rockets for you	Franklyn M. Branley	Describes moon rockets and explains how they were used to discover whether men could travel to the moon and survive.	OL121311W
The nine planets	Franklyn M. Branley	Discusses the characteristics of each of the nine planets and explains the techniques used in the discovery and study of them.	OL121315W
Rockets and satellites	Franklyn M. Branley	Simple text with illustrations explains rockets and satellites and describes their capabilities and functions.	OL121316W
The sun	Franklyn M. Branley	Describes the sun and how it provides the light and energy which allow plant and animal life to exist on the earth.	OL121318W
Air is all around you	Franklyn M. Branley,John O'Brien LL. CSS	Describes the various properties of air and shows how to prove that air takes up space and that there is air dissolved in water.	OL121322W
Comets	Franklyn M. Branley	Explains what comets are, how they are formed, and how their unusual orbits bring them into earth's view at predictable intervals, with a special focus on Halley's comet	OL121324W
Neptune	Franklyn M. Branley	Details the activities of the American Voyager 2 space probe as it made its 1989 flyby of Neptune and its moons. Discusses the eighth planet's orbit, atmosphere, rings, and geology.	OL121329W
Venus	Franklyn M. Branley	Describes the topography and motions of the planet Venus, explains theories about its origin and evolution, and presents recent discoveries made by the Magellan spacecraft.	OL121330W
Flash, crash, rumble, and roll	Franklyn M. Branley	Explains how and why a thunderstorm occurs and gives safety steps to follow when lightning is flashing.	OL121333W
Think metric!	Franklyn M. Branley	Describes how accurate standards of measurements were determined for time, length and width, volume, temperature, and weight with emphasis on the advantages of the metric system.	OL15164379W