Astronomy A Beginner's Guide to the Universe

Name: Astronomy A Beginner's Guide to the Universe
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ISBN: 9780131007277

ISBN-10: 0131007270

ISBN-13: 9780131007277

Edition: 4th 2004

Authors: Eric Chaisson, Steve McMillan

List price: $104.00

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With an emphasis on critical thinking and visualization, this work includes a technology programme. The multimedia version of the text includes animations, video excerpts and website links. A companion website offers an on-line astronomy archive.

Book details

List price: $104.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 7/23/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 552
Size: 9.50" wide x 10.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.992
Language: English




Foundations


Exploring the Heavens: Introduction



The Copernican Revolution: The Birth of Modern Science



Light and Matter: The Inner Workings of the Cosmos



Telescopes: The Tools of Astronomy



Our Planetary System



The Solar System: Interplanetary Matter and the Birth of the Planets



Earth and Its Moon: Our Cosmic Backyard



The Terrestrial Planets: A Study in Contrasts



The Jovian Planets: Giants of the Solar System



Moons, Rings, and Pluto: Small Worlds Among Giants



The Stars



The Sun: Our Parent Star



Measuring the Stars: Giants, Dwarfs, and the Main Sequence



The Interstellar Medium: Star Formation in the Milky Way



Stellar Evolution: The Lives and Deaths of Stars



Neutron Stars and Black Holes: Strange States of Matter



Galaxies and the Universe



The Milky Way Galaxy: A Grand Design



Normal and Active Galaxies: Building Blocks of the Universe



Hubblersquo;s Law and Dark Matter: The Large-Scale Structure of the Cosmos



Cosmology: The Big Bang and the Fate of the Universe



Life in the Universe: Are We Alone?