Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Generating electricity Generating electricity Gregory Vogt Describes how common and uncommon forms of electricity are produced or generated. Includes instructions for several experiments and a glossary of terms. OL14849725W
Jupiter Jupiter Gregory Vogt Presents information about the largest planet in our solar system and its moons. OL14849731W
Mars Mars Gregory Vogt Presents information on Mars, the reddish orange planet, and its exploration by the U.S. spacecraft, Mariner and Viking. Includes a glossary and "Mars Quick Facts." OL14849738W
Model rockets Model rockets Gregory Vogt Discusses the history, principles, and practical aspects of rocketry; presents experiments that illustrate rocket principles; and explains how to participate in model rocketry. OL14849752W
Pluto Pluto Gregory Vogt Presents information on Pluto, the farthest known planet, and its moon, Charon. Includes a glossary and "Pluto Quick Facts." OL14849760W
Saturn Saturn Gregory Vogt Presents information known about Saturn, its rings, and moons. OL14849767W
Spaceships Spaceships Gregory Vogt Surveys the progress of space exploration, focusing on some of the various craft that have been used in the past three decades. OL14849782W
Venus Venus Gregory Vogt Presents information on Venus, including its volcanoes, arachnoids, and pancake domes, as studied by U.S. and Soviet spacecraft. Includes a glossary and "Venus Quick Facts." OL14849796W
Voyager Voyager Gregory Vogt Important new scientific data was collected on the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto by the telescopes aboard the "Voyager" spacecrafts. For the first time, scientists were able to collect i… OL14849802W
Predicting earthquakes Predicting earthquakes Gregory Vogt Describes the devastating effects of earthquakes and how they are predicted, located, and measured. OL14849807W
Uranus Uranus Gregory Vogt An introduction to the bluish-green planet, discovered in 1718 by Frederich Herschel. OL14849815W
Solar system Solar system Gregory Vogt This book tells of our solar system, identifying the sun, the planets, the moons, and the comets and asteroids. OL15391635W