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Satellite Fever


Book Description
Orbiting around the earth, are hundreds of man-made satellites. This book explains their functions and how they are made to work outside the earth's atmosphere, where it is 150 degrees Centigrade in the sun, and minus 273 degrees in the shade. It looks at possible future ventures of satellites, exploring Saturn, the sun and the comet "Wirtanen", and maybe even being delivered into orbit by space p... More
Book Information
PublisherPortland Press Ltd
BindingPaperback
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages32
ISBN-101855780917
ISBN-13978-1855780910
Publication Date03/12/1997
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About Mike Painter (Author) : Mike Painter is a published author. A published credit of Mike Painter is Satellite Fever (Making Sense of Science).
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About Frances R. Balkwill (Editor) : Frances R. Balkwill is a published author and an editor of children's books. Some of the published credits of Frances R. Balkwill include Amazing Schemes Within Your Genes, Gene Machines (Enjoy Your C... more
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About Mic Rolph (Illustrator) : Mic Rolph is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Mic Rolph include Gene Machines (Enjoy Your Cells, 4), Have a Nice DNA (Enjoy Your Cells, 3), E... more
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