Universe

Name: Universe
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ISBN: 9780716785842

ISBN-10: 0716785846

ISBN-13: 9780716785842

Edition: 8th 2008

Authors: Roger Freedman, William J. Kaufmann

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The eighth edition of 'Universe' continues to clearly present the exciting discoveries in astronomy. It includes Starry Night Enthusiast on CD-ROM.

Book details

List price: $144.99
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: W. H. Freeman & Company
Publication date: 5/14/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 864
Size: 9.09" wide x 10.87" long x 1.11" tall
Weight: 4.048
Language: English




Introducing Astronomy



Astronomy and the Universe



Knowing the Heavens



Eclipses and the Motion of the Moon



Gravitation and the Waltz of the Planets



The Nature of Light



Optics and Telescopes



Planets and Moons



Comparative Planetology I: Our Solar System



Comparative Planetology II: The Origin of Our Solar System



The Living Earth



Our Barren Moon



Mercury, Venus, and Mars: Earthlike yet Unique



Jupiter and Saturn: Lords of the Planets



Jupiter and Saturn's Satellites of Fire and Ice



Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and the Kuiper Belt: Remote Worlds



Vagabonds of the Solar System



Stars and Stellar Evolution



Our Star, the Sun



The Nature of the Stars



The Birth of Stars



Stellar Evolution: After the Main Sequence



Stellar Evolution: the Deaths of Stars



Neutron Stars



Black Holes



Galaxies and Cosmology



Our Galaxy



Galaxies



Quasars, Active Galaxies, and Gamma-Ray Bursters



Cosmology: The Origin and Evolution of the Universe



Exploring the Early Universe



The Search for Extraterrestrial Life