Space

For thousands of years, the starry sky has captivated the gaze of people and has become the object of close attention from researchers. And although not all hypotheses of scientists have been confirmed, it is partly thanks to them that... the study of space has reached unprecedented heights. This publication is a collection of comprehensive astronomical and astrophysical knowledge accumulated by humanity from ancient times to the present day. The book contains star maps and calendars of ancient peoples, key fragments of the biographies of famous astronomers, information about the emergence and development of instruments, equipment, and technology for exploring space, and of course, photographs of stars, comets, nebulae, and other celestial bodies taken from the boards of orbital stations and other flying vehicles, as well as from the surface of the Moon. This great encyclopedia will become a spacecraft for anyone who is ready to endlessly look at the stars and unravel the mysteries of the incomprehensible and infinite Universe. For middle and high school age.