Astronomy A Beginner's Guide to the Universe

Name: Astronomy A Beginner's Guide to the Universe
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ISBN: 9780131871656

ISBN-10: 013187165X

ISBN-13: 9780131871656

Edition: 5th 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Eric Chaisson, Steve McMillan

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Book details

List price: $129.80
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 2/24/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 576
Size: 9.50" wide x 10.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 3.388




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?