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Most of the weather forecasts provided on television and in newspapers come from satellite information. The International Space Station is the largest artificial satellite in orbit around Earth. Learn more in Satellites, one of the titles in the All About Space Science series. This series examines the history and science of space exploration. It also delves into the careers and technological advancements associated with this exciting field of study.
David Baker
David Baker is a history and science writer for SimonWhistler.com who holds the world's first PhD in Big History, studying under David Christian. He has delivered award-winning lectures at Macquarie University and the University of Amsterdam, is a visiting lecturer at the University of Paris-Sorbonne, and wrote the YouTube series Crash Course Big History, hosted by John and Hank Green in partnership with the Gates Big History Project. He is the author of The Shortest History of the World, and Sex.
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