Bortolotti, Dan. Exploring Saturn.

Firefly firefly or lightning bug, small, luminescent, carnivorous beetle of the family Lampyridae. Fireflies are well represented in temperate regions, although the majority of species are tropical and subtropical. . 61p. illus. c2003. 1-55297-765-X. $9.95 JSA JSA - Japanese Standards Association.

A small but lavishly illustrated book, Exploring Saturn tells readers in detail all we currently know about the ringed planet. Babylonian astronomers Famous astronomers and astrophysicists include:

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Marc Aaronson (USA, 1950 – 1987)
George Ogden Abell (USA, 1927 – 1983)

used Saturn to predict dire events and Aristotle thought the ringed planet orbited Earth. Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo studied the planet, adding more accurate observations. Today we have photographs of Saturn from the Hubble Space Telescope Hubble Space Telescope (HST), the first large optical orbiting observatory. Built from 1978 to 1990 at a cost of $1.5 billion, the HST (named for astronomer E. P. Hubble) was expected to provide the clearest view yet obtained of the universe. and space explorers, including the Cassini-Huygens Mission that lifted off in 1997. It is scheduled to reach the ringed planet in July 2004 where it will stay for four years. Eleven pages are dedicated to this mission. Tables list Saturn's ring system, 18 of its satellites, and comparisons with Earth. Seven Web sites are provided. Janet Julian, Grafton, MA

J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers.

S--Recommended for senior high school students.

A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians This is a list of people who have practised as a librarian and are well-known, either for their contributions to the library profession or primarily in some other field. and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries.

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