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This sturdy and good-looking portfolio-style kit will be a hit with the whole family, a fun way for kids and adults to discover the composition and workings of the Solar System. It contains parts for a desktop mobile of the Solar System that is easy to put together, and shows the positions of all planets in relation to the sun. The kit also includes an interactive wall chart designed for keeping track of interplanetary space probes as they occur, plus two fascinating spiral-bound books: The History of the Solar System takes readers through the development of human understanding of the Solar System, from the early belief that the Sun revolved around the Earth to the latest groundbreaking discoveries being made on and near Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and the Solar System's other planets. Interplanetary Missions 1955-2055 describes past space missions, as well as missions currently in progress. It also outlines plans now being made for future missions to be launched in the coming half-century. The dramatic wall chart unfolds to 30" x 10 3/4", is printed in vivid color on laminated stock, and comes with stickers designed for marking the progress of interplanetary science as it unfolds and is reported to the world by NASA and other space agencies. Here is modern science at its most exciting, presented in a way that every member of the family can understand and enjoy.
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(back panel) YOUR COMPLETE INTERACTIVE SOLAR SYSTEM KIT INCLUDES: A desk-mounted mobile of our solar system for youto build A fold-out interactive wall chart with probe stickers for you to plot past and future interplanetary missions A planet-by-planet guide to our growing understanding of the solar system throughout history and up to today A detailed guide to every manned, unmanned, and proposed mission around our solar system Ever since the invention of the telescope, many great scientists have advanced our understanding of the universe in which we live. Now you can follow in their footsteps, and become a part of the ongoing exploration of our solar system. This kit contains a desktop mobile of our solar system for you to build, and an interactive wall chart for you to keep track of the space probes we have out there. The first book, History of the Solar System, takes you through the development of our understanding of the solar system, from the early view that the sun revolved around the earth to the latest groundbreaking discoveries being made on and around the planets. The second book, Interplanetary Missions 1955-2055, provides you with a full inventory of missions past, present, and future around our Solar System. Here you'll get the key information on all the probes orbiting our planets and discover what each one is teaching us. You'll even get the latest on the missions planned for the future and join in the debate on what else we can expect to discover.
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