Guide to the Universe: Outer Planets (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313365706)

Glenn Chaple's lifelong interest in astronomy began when a high school friend showed him the planet Saturn through a backyard telescope. After receiving a BS Degree in Astronomy from the University of Massachusetts, he worked briefly as a planetarium lecturer before becoming a middle school science teacher. He has published articles in Deep Sky Magazine and the children's astronomy magazine Odyssey, and is the author of the book Exploring With a Telescope (1988.) A contributing editor to Astronomy Magazine, he shares his astronomical exploits in the monthly beginner's column Glenn Chaple's Observing Basics.

Author: Glenn F. Chaple
ISBN-10: 0313365709
ISBN-13: 9780313365706
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2009
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 10.10h x 7.00w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 02/01/2010 pg. 67
Choice 05/01/2010
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2010 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Scitech Book News 12/01/2009 pg. 44