Description
This edition contains information about astronomical discoveries and theories. Explanations, photographs and commentary make this work a useful introduction to astronomy. Pedagogical features, the images from the Hubble Space Telescope and new software create a package aimed at students and instructors alike.
Table of Contents
Part I: A Sense of the Universe. The Universe: An Overview. The Early History of Astronomy. The Origin of Modern Astronomy. Light and the Spectrum. Telescopes and Spacecraft. The Sky and the Calendar. Part II: The Solar System. The Structure and Origin of the Solar System. Our Earth. Our Moon. Mercury. Venus. Mars. Jupiter Science Gallery: The Jupiter System. Saturn. Uranus. Neptune. Pluto. Comets. Meteorites and Asteroids. Life in the Universe. Part III: The Sun. Our Star, The Sun. The Sun and the Earth Science Gallery: The Sun. Part IV: The Stars. Ordinary Stars. Stellar Distances and Motions. Doubles, Variables, And Clusters. Part V: Stellar Evolution. The Birth, Youth, And Middle Age of Stars. The Death of Stars Like the Sun. Supernovae. Pulsars and Other Neutron Stars. Stellar Black Holes. Part VI: The Milky Way Galaxy. The Structure of Our Galaxy. Between the Stars. Part VII: Galaxies and Cosmology. Galaxies. The Expanding Universe. Quasaars. Cosmology. The Past and Future of the Universe. Epilogue. Appendices.
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