Presents information accumulated about Jupiter through the centuries, including data collected by Pioneers I and II and Voyagers I and II, and some of the mythology surrounding this planet.
Franklyn M. Branley was the originator of the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series and the author of close to 150 popular books about scientific topics for young readers of all ages. He was Astronomer Emeritus and former Chairman of the American Museum of Natural History-Hayden Planetarium.