Isaac Asimov, known primarily for his science fiction stories, was also a scientist. In cooperation with the Senior Scholastic magazine, he composed this wonderful and fascinating work of historical nonfiction. Twenty-six far-reaching discoveries and the twenty-nine scientists who made them-from Archimedes, who boasted he could move the world, to Goddard, who sent the first liquid-fuel rocket toward space. These men of vision and genius set their...

A description of the sun, the star of our solar system, which includes information on its origin, physical composition, and characteristics, as well as on studies made of the sun by instruments and satellites.

Introduces the third largest known planet in the solar system.

Introduces the fourth largest known planet in the solar system.

Describes the characteristics of the planet Venus and how we discovered them

A description of Mars, the fourth planet from our sun, which includes information on the controversy over possible life on Mars, on the planet's moons, and on space probes and spacecraft which have studied it.

Describes the planet closest to the sun, examining its size and composition, its surface features, its orbit, and efforts to learn more about this planet.

Introduces the smallest known planet in the solar system as well as its moon.

A description of Earth, the third planet from the sun, which includes information on its origins, composition, and unique characteristics.