Peter Bond Boeken

Presents discoveries, observations, and theories about the planets and other phenomena in our solar system and as well as in outer space, using text, illustrations, and photographs from NASA. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary.

In 2014, Rosetta became the first mission to orbit a comet and to deploy a lander onto its surface. This is the story of ESA’s pioneering comet explorer, following the mission from its initial inception to its historic touchdown. Read along as the Rosetta orbiter and its lander, Philae, evolve over the years, overcoming early mission hurdles before embarking on their one-way, decade-long voyage to a comet. See how the saga then culminates with Rosetta and Philae at last unveiling their icy target and achieving an unprecedented touchdown on its surface. Award-winning space writer Peter Bond takes us behind the scenes of this historic endeavor, sharing insights from the international team of scientists and engineers who made the mission possible, describing the remarkable technology that they created, and delving into the treasure trove of scientific discoveries that followed.Recounting in vivid detail the inner workings of Rosetta, this book is a celebration of the mission that has left a lasting impact on planetary science and space exploration.

This Key Stage 3 course has been carefully structured to integrate places, themes and skills. The thematic units use real places to explain key ideas and provide a basis for developing skills.

Focusing on the groundbreaking unmanned missions of the twentieth century, the narrative delves into the stories of the mission planners and engineers behind these remarkable scientific explorations across our solar system. Peter Bond highlights the challenges and triumphs faced in pushing the boundaries of space exploration, showcasing the innovative spirit that led to unprecedented achievements in understanding our cosmic neighborhood.

This is the story of humankind’s quest over centuries to learn the true nature of the most dominant object in our Solar System: the Sun. Award-winning science writer Peter Bond describes in detail how our ideas about the Sun have changed over the millennia, starting with the simple observations of classical astronomy and continuing through telescopic observations to the age of nuclear physics. He shows how we discovered the Sun’s basic characteristics – its distance, size, temperature and composition – and then describes how, with evermore sophisticated instruments, we have learned about the Sun’s enormous energy output, its atmosphere and the explosive eruptions that blast clouds of magnetized gas and high-energy particles toward our world. Most of this book focuses on the Space Age, when suborbital rockets and satellites have probed every aspect of our nearby star. Each of these missions is described in detail, with summaries of their objectives, spacecraft designs, scientific payloads and results. The book also looks forward, describing forthcoming missions that will shed new light on remaining solar mysteries, notably the source of the energy that heats the outer corona to millions of degrees. Richly illustrated with mission photos, design diagrams, and infocharts, this book is a fascinating read for anybody interested in the Sun and our attempts to unravel its secrets.

In this fascinating and well-written text Peter Bond describes the development and evolution of space stations. Particular emphasis is placed on the International Space Station, beginning with the revolution that began in 1970, when Salyut 1, the world's first space station was sent into orbit by the Soviet Union. Defeated in the race to the Moon, the Soviets redirected their efforts towards the conquest of near-Earth space. In the next three decades, their increasingly large and sophisticated structures rewrote the history books as cosmonauts continued to push back all space endurance records. In clear and concise language the book explains how the human exploitation of low-Earth orbit is about to change.

Soubor fotografií z Hubbleova teleskopu.U každé fotografie krátký popisek.

Die Reise führt in das Innere unseres Planeten, quer durch unser Sonnensystem und hinaus ins Weltall. Mit überraschenden Pop-up-, Zieh- und Dreheffekten werden die Geheimnisse des Weltalls erkundet.

Der Bildband präsentiert eine Sammlung beeindruckender Aufnahmen von Walter Bruce Willis, die von professionellen Fotografen festgehalten wurden. Mit einem Format von 21 x 21 Zentimetern und 80 Seiten bietet er einen nostalgischen Rückblick auf die wichtigsten Stationen seines Lebens und seiner Karriere. Das Softcover aus Premium-Papier mit Filmlaminierung sorgt für eine ansprechende Haptik. Dieses Buch ist nicht nur ein wunderbares Mitbringsel, sondern auch ein ideales Geschenk für Fans, die die unvergesslichen Momente eines ikonischen Stars erleben möchten.