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| Invitation to the Cosmic Journey | |
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| Our Definition of Astronomy | |
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| A Survey of the Universe | |
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| A Word about Mathematics | |
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| A Note about Names of People | |
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| A Hint on Using This Book | |
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| Face To Face with the Universe | |
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| Prehistoric Astronomy: Origins of Science and Superstition | |
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| The Earliest Astronomy: Motives and Artifacts (c | |
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| 30,000 BC) | |
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| Calendar Refinements (10,000-3,000 BC) | |
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| Other Early Discoveries | |
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| Origin of the Constellations | |
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| The Seasons: Solstices, Equinoxes, and Their Applications | |
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| Astrology: Ancient Origins of a Superstition | |
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| Eclipses: Occasions for Awe | |
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| Summary | |
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| Concepts | |
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| Problems | |
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| Advanced Problem | |
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| Historic Advances: Worlds in the Sky | |
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| Early Cosmologies and the Abstract Thinking (2500-100 BC) | |
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| The System of Angular Measurement | |
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| Early Greek Astronomy (c | |
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| 600 BC to AD 150) | |
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| Optional Basic | |
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| The Small-Angle Equation | |
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| Ancient Astronomy beyond the Mediterranean | |
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| Summary | |
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| Concepts | |
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| Problems | |
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| Advanced Problems | |
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| Projects | |
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| Discovering the Layout of the Solar System | |
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| Clues to the Solar System's Configuration | |
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| Problems with the Ptolemaic Model | |
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| The Copernican Revolution | |
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| Bode's Rule | |
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| The Solar System as We Know it Today | |
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| Summary | |
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| Concepts | |
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| Advanced Problems | |
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| Gravity and the Conquest of Space | |
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| Dreams of Escaping Earth | |
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| Newton's Law of Gravitational Force | |
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| Optional Basic | |
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| Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation | |
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| Optional Basic | |
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| Calculating Circular and Escape Velocities | |
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| Rockets and Spaceships | |
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| The Decision to Explore the Moon: Science and the National Policy | |
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| After Apollo | |
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| Space Exploration and Science: Cost and Results | |
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| Looking to the Future | |
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| Summary | |
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| Concepts | |
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| Problems | |
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| Advanced Problems | |
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| Light and the Spectrum: Messages from Space | |
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| The Nature of Light: Waves vs | |
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| Particles | |
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| The Spectrum | |
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| Origins of Light: Electromagnetic Disturbances | |
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| Emission Lines and Bands | |
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| Optional Basic | |
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| Measuring Temperatures of Astronomical Bodies: Wien's Law | |
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| Absorption Lines and Bands | |
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| Analyzing Spectra | |
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| The Three Functions of Telescopes | |
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| Using Visual Telescopes | |
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| Photography with Telescopes | |
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| Photometry | |
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| Image Processing Spectrophotometry | |
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| Light Pollution: A Threat to Astronomy | |
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| Detecting Nature's Messages from Space | |
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| Interferometry | |
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| New Frontiers | |
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| Summary | |
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| Concepts | |
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| Advanced Problems | |
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| Earth as a Planet | |
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| Earth's Age | |
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| Earth's Internal Structure | |
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| Lithospheres and Plate Tectonics: An Explanation of Planetary Landscapes | |
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| Other Important Processes in Earth's Evolution | |
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| Earth's Magnetic Field | |
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| Earth's Atmosphere and Oceans | |
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| The Cosmic Connection | |
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| Environmental Changes on Today's Earth | |
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| Summary | |
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| Concepts | |
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| The Moon's Phases and Rotation | |
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| Tidal Evolution of the Earth-Moon System | |
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| Surface Features of the Moon | |
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| Flights to the Moon | |
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| Lunar Rocks: Implications for the Moon and Earth | |
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| The Interior of the Moon | |
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| Cratering of the Moon and Earth | |
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| Optional Basic | |
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| The Definition of Mean Density | |
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| Ice Deposits at the Lunar Poles? Where Did the Moon Come From? Return to the Moon? Summary | |
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| Concepts | |
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| Advanced Problems | |
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| Introducing the Planets-Mercury | |
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| A Survey of the Planets | |
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| Comparative Planetology: An Approach to Studying Planets | |
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| The Planet Mercury | |
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| Summary | |
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| Concepts | |
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| Venus | |
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| The Slow Retrograde Rotation of Venus | |
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| Venus' Infernal Atmosphere | |
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| The Rocky Landscapes of Venus | |
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| Lesson 1 In Comparative Planetology: Surface Features vs | |
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| Planet Size | |
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| Lesson 2 in Comparative Planetology: Why Do Some Planets Lack Atmospheres? Summary | |
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| Concepts | |
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| Advanced Problems | |
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| Mars | |
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| Mars as Seen with Earth-Based Telescopes | |
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| The Lure of Mars | |
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| Voyages to the Surface of Mars | |
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| Major Geological Features | |
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| Two Great Mysteries of Mars: Ancient Climate and Ancient Life | |
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| Martian Satellites: Phobos and Deimos | |
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| A Lesson in Comparative Planetology: The Topography of Earth, Venus, and Mars | |
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| Summary | |
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| Concepts | |
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| Problems | |
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| Advanced Problems. P | |