Solar System for iPad is the result of a collaboration between RGB (creators of The Elements) and Faber & Faber (London’s greatest independent publisher). Then double-tap any astronomical object to jump directly to its chapter in the interactive book. View the latest imagery returned by both manned and robot spacecraft, beautifully presented on the iPad screen. Set the heavens in motion in an interactive orrery that allows you to control the orbits of the moons and planets, observing them from any viewpoint with breath-taking surface detail.
Illuminating his insightful and surprising text are a wealth of beautiful 3D objects, movies, images, animations, and diagrams, all fully interactive, richly detailed and accurately based on real scientific data. A breakthrough electronic book about our Solar System, offering hours of interactive exploration and presenting a treasure trove of visual information.īestselling author Marcus Chown leads us on a grand tour through the incredible diversity of planets, moons, asteroids, comets and spacecraft that surround the Sun in our cosmic backyard.
