Mark S. Thompson

101 Facts You Didn't Know About Space (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The author of A Space Traveller's Guide to the Solar System shares 101 fascinatingly fun facts sure to change how you see outer space-and Earth. Did you know a compost heap generates as much energy as the Sun? Or that dung beetles use the Milky Way to navigate? Maybe you have not been into space but if you have then you will know that astronauts have feet as soft as babies!101 Facts You Didn't Know About Spacetakes you on a wild journey around the Universe bringing you facts galore. Whether you are a space enthusiast or a newcomer you will find plenty of facts in here to keep you amused and entertained. "A good read, and there's something for all levels of space enthusiast, from young adults to more experienced readers." -BBC Sky at Night (UK) "Everything is explained brilliantly, the illustrations are inspirational and truly breathtaking, and, if you ask me, this is the way science should be taught in schools .... With this excellent book, we will at least be prepared for what we find when we eventually do break free of our solar system and find our destiny in the stars! Exceptional!" -Books Monthly

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pen & Sword Books
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526744586
• Artikelnr.: 61645097

Autorenporträt

Mark is an astronomer, broadcaster, author and all round science fan. At the age of ten he saw Saturn through a telescope which ignited a passion inside him, a passion that has grown steadily ever since. Since those early days, Mark has inspire millions of viewers to get out and enjoy the night sky through his role as a presenter on the RTS nominated show BBC Stargazing LIVE. His passion for reaching out to a new audience has found him working on The One Show, the Alan Titchmarsh Show, This Morning and more recently Good Morning Britain. He is also a regular face on BBC Breakfast and Five News and a regular voice on Radio Five Live. When not working on TV or Radio shows, he is most likely to be writing about it having published four books with five more due for publication in 2019 or performing his sell out theatre show "Spectacular Science" at theatres up and down the country. In 2018 his local university, the University of East Anglia awarded Mark an honorary doctorate for his work in science outreach.