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An introduction to astronomy that discusses constellations, stars, eclipses, meteor showers, the sun, the planets, and other related topics; and includes related Web sites.

Did you know that the fastest vehicle ever to run on rails (at over 6,000 miles per hour) was rocket powered and driverless? Take a look at the world's most impressive locomotives and learn fun facts, about the fastest, oldest and most luxurious trains ever built. Take a journey through the history of trains, from the early giants of steam to the latest bullet-shaped speed machines. Visit the Quicklinks Web site and look at videos of old American...

Explores a wide variety of the aspects of space travel.

During the brief span of just one decade, hundreds of millions of perfectly ordinary people made history: they became the only ones who would remember what it was like when the Harry Potter saga was still unfinished. What it was like to seek out friends, families, online forums, fan fiction, and podcasts to get a fix between novels. When the death of a character was a hotter bet than the World Series. When the unfolding story of a boy wizard changed...

Detailed introduction to the history of art with Internet links about featured artists and examples of their work and works by related artists.

In medieval times, knights were the most powerful soldiers on the battlefield. This book explores how they lived, fought, and died, and why they eventually disappeared altogether. You can find out how they waged war, what weapons they used and what they did when they were not in battle.

An illustrated encyclopedia of world history, arranged chronologically, which includes directories of web sites useful for topics, as well as links to corresponding web sites provided by Usborne Publishing.