"As a child, Maria Mitchell longed to see beyond her little island of Nantucket. With help from her father, she discovered that, if you knew how to read them, the stars could tell you where you were -- and where you needed to go. Maria spent hours on the roof of her house scanning the sky -- finding constellations, nebulae, meteors, double stars. When the King of Denmark offered a prize to the first person to find a new comet, she did just that. In...

A brief biography of the life and works of Galileo, that examines his scientific findings that proved the heliocentric, or sun-centered-system.

Animated biography of Galileo.

A brief biography of Sara Seager, an astrophysicist who is leading the quest to explore planets beyond the solar system.

This book describes the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Banneker, who built a clock, surveyed the boundaries of Washington, D.C., and wrote and published almanacs.

"Reeling from her parents' deaths, Lucy Claremont discovers an artifact in their London flat, leading her to a seaside estate. Aided by her childhood friend Dashel, a forensic astronomer, they start to unravel a history of heartbreak, sacrifice, and lovebegun 200 years prior-one that may heal them both"--. Provided by publisher.

Learn more about Galileo, pioneer of the solar system.