How do we know that the Sun is at the centre of our Solar System Which Ancient Greek thinker believed that the Earth was flat This fascinating book looks at the history of our scientific knowledge about the solar system by telling the stories of the scientists who contributed to the various groundbreaking theories such as Nicolaus Copernicus Tycho Brahe and Galileo Galilei. It looks at the historical controversies that surrounded the various theories at the time how they were tested and what impact these theories and discoveries have had on the way in which scientists view and study the Solar System today.

Author Biography

Dr Jen Green worked in publishing for 15 years and is now a full-time writer who has written over 200 books for children, on geography, the environment, history, natural history, and other subjects. Her Heinemann-Raintree title on Sustaining Our Natural Resources was selected in 2011 for the Junior Library Guild's SLJ Curriculum Levels program.