Encyclopedia britanica jr

Encyclopedia Britanica Jr. 1972 USA Edition. Hard cover Book set of 16 books in red.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Heroes & Villains Encyclopædia Britannica: Heroes & Villains (Biography Series) profiles the gangsters, humanitarians, pioneers, pirates, politicians, traitors, and other interesting figures who have left their mark on history. Who are the heroes and who are the villains? You be the judge. Detailed and Balanced Biographies Explore the lives of Gerry Adams, Kofi Annan, Billy the Kid, Osama bin Laden, the Boston Strangler, Julius Caesar, Fidel Castro, Christopher Columbus, Saint Francis of Assisi, Benjamin Franklin, Geronimo, John Gotti, Adolf Hitler, Sherlock Holmes, Judas Iscariot, Michael Jordan, Helen Keller, Martin Luther King, Jr., Florence Nightingale, Odysseus, Popeye, Eleanor Roosevelt, Harriet Tubman, Woodrow Wilson, and many others. A Collection That Will Entertain, Educate, and Surprise More than 600 articles cover Activists; Athletes; Gangsters; Humanitarians and Philanthropists; Legendary Figures; Militants and Revolutionaries; Nobel Peace Prize Winners; Pioneers and Explorers; Pirates, Outlaws, and Frontiersmen; Political and Military Figures; Serial Killers and Murderers; Traitors and Spies. Fascinating Multimedia Witness the landing of the first man on the Moon. Watch sports hero Jackie Robinson

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Contents: R.D. Gehrz, G.L. Grasdalen, and J.A. Hackwell, Astronomy, Infrared; G.R. Carruthers, Astronomy, Ultraviolet Space; H.L. Shipman, Astrophysics; R. A. Saenz and S.L. Shapiro, Black Holes (Astronomy); S.N. Shore, Binary Stars; F.R. Hoots, Celestial Mechanics; E.P. Tryon, Cosmic Inflation; P. Meyer, Cosmic Radiation; J.J. Dykla, Cosmology; S.N. Shore, Dark Matter in the Universe; J.P. Huchra, Galactic Structure and Evolution; S. White, Gamma-Ray Astronomy; A.L. Albee, Lunar Rocks; R.C. Reedy, Meteorites Cosmic Ray Record; B.J. Buratti, Moon (Astronomy); R. Davis, Jr., Neutrino Astronomy; S.N. Shore, Neutrino Star; L.D. Barr, Optical Telescopes; J.S. Levine, Planetary Satellites, Natural; L.A. McFadden, Primitive Solar System Objects: Asteroids and ComINSERT ets; C. Michel, Pulsars; S.N. Shore, Quasars; S. Gulkis, Radio Astronomy, Planetary; S.N. Shore, Radio Astronomy; J.L. Anderson, Relativity, General; J.D. McGervey, Relativity Special; C.J. Crannell, Solar Physics; S.F. Dermott, Solar System, General; C.T. Russell, Solar System, Magnetic and Electric Fields; L.J. Lanzerotti, Solar-Terrestrial Physics; D.G. York, Space Interstellar Matter; S.N. Shore, Star Clusters; J.B. Lester, Stellar Spectroscopy; P. Bodenheimer, Stellar Structure and Evolution; D. Branch, Supernovae; D. Branch, Supernova 1987; S. Shore, Variable Stars; J.E. Grindlay, X-Ray Astronomy.