The Sun and the Earth
We say that the sun "rises" in the morning and "sets" at night, but is it really moving? Readers will learn about the long, sometimes dangerous struggle to discover whether the sun revolves around Earth, or Earth around the sun, and find out what scientists now know about our planet's place in the universe.
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The Sun and the Earth
We say that the sun "rises" in the morning and "sets" at night, but is it really moving? Readers will learn about the long, sometimes dangerous struggle to discover whether the sun revolves around Earth, or Earth around the sun, and find out what scientists now know about our planet's place in the universe.
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The Sun and the Earth

The Sun and the Earth

by Rebecca Stefoff
The Sun and the Earth

The Sun and the Earth

by Rebecca Stefoff

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Overview

We say that the sun "rises" in the morning and "sets" at night, but is it really moving? Readers will learn about the long, sometimes dangerous struggle to discover whether the sun revolves around Earth, or Earth around the sun, and find out what scientists now know about our planet's place in the universe.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781627125215
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Publication date: 01/16/2014
Series: Is It Science?
Pages: 48
Product dimensions: 8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile: 1040L (what's this?)
Age Range: 10 - 13 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction: Going Around or Standing Still? 5

Chapter 1 How Science Works 7

Chapter 2 Circles and More Circles 15

Chapter 3 New Views and a New Tool 21

Chapter 4 The Sun-Centered Solar System 30

Glossary 36

Timeline 39

Find Out More 41

Bibliography 43

Index 46

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