Solar System for iPad 1.1.9

Solar System for iPad 1.1.9

NatureGuides Ltd. – Commercial – iOS
out of 22 votes
Latest Version
1.1.9
Safe to install
VERY GOOD User Rating

A breakthrough electronic book about our Solar System, offering hours of interactive exploration and presenting a treasure trove of visual information.

Bestselling author Marcus Chown takes readers on a comprehensive journey through the fascinating array of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and spacecraft within our Solar System. The content is supported by a wide range of captivating 3D objects, movies, images, animations, and diagrams, all meticulously crafted based on authentic scientific data.

Dive into an interactive orrery to witness the movement of celestial bodies, controlling their orbits and exploring them from various viewpoints with impressive surface detail. Delight in the latest imagery captured by both manned and robotic spacecraft, showcased beautifully on the iPad screen. Seamlessly navigate through the chapters by double-tapping any astronomical object.

Solar System for iPad is a collaboration between RGB (creators of The Elements) and Faber & Faber (a renowned independent publisher in London), setting a new standard for interactive books. It is an ideal companion for iPad users, inviting them to embark on an imaginative journey from Mercury to Pluto and beyond.

Awards:

  • Winner of the FutureBook Digital Innovation Prize (The Bookseller Industry Awards) – March 2011

Reviews:

  • “There is so much to this application that I can only begin to scratch the surface on its offerings. As with The Elements the content and presentation truly make learning fun and inspiring.” - WIRED Magazine
  • “The new Solar System for iPad app is an amazing and extraordinarily attractive resource for amateur astronomers... an out-of-this-world digital book that is as informative as it is beautiful. It’s a stellar example for other reference app makers on how to best take advantage of the tablet medium.” - USA Today, Marc Saltzman

Features:

  • Exclusive theme song by Björk
  • More than 150 beautifully presented story pages
  • Richly Illustrated with interactive diagrams, videos, and 3D objects
  • Over 40 rotatable and zoomable 3D astronomical objects
  • Over 600 images from NASA, ESA, and JAXA space missions
  • Detailed captions including technical data
  • Live astronomical information from Wolfram|Alpha®

Languages:

  • English, German, Japanese

About the author:

  • Leading science writer and former radio astronomer Marcus Chown serves as the cosmology consultant to New Scientist magazine. He is also the author of various books, including The Quantum Zoo (internationally known as Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You).

Overview

Solar System for iPad is a Commercial software in the category Education developed by NatureGuides Ltd..

The latest version of Solar System for iPad is 1.1.9, released on 04/15/2024. It was initially added to our database on 04/15/2024.

Solar System for iPad runs on the following operating systems: iOS.

Users of Solar System for iPad gave it a rating of 4 out of 5 stars.

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