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Astronomy With Infotrac

ISBN: 9780534377649 | 0534377645
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Brooks Cole
Pub. Date: 5/9/2000

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
ASTRONOMY: THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND BEYOND and its accompanying learning tools ThomsonNOW and Virtual Astronomy Labs shows you your place in the universe, not just your location, but also your role as a planet dweller in an evolving universe. You will learn to focus on the scientific method through the strong central questioning themes of "What are we?" and "How do we know?" Rather than memorize facts, you will be empowered to create your own understanding of your place in the cosmos. Use ThomsonNOW to not only enhance your conceptual understanding of the content, but to improve your grade in the course.
PART 1 THE ASTRONOMER'S SKY
Introduction: The Scale of the Cosmos
1(8)
The View from Earth
9(27)
... MOREThe Origin of Modern Astronomy
36(24)
Astronomical Tools
60(26)
Atoms and Starlight
86(13)
PART 2 THE SOLAR SYSTEM
The Origin of the Solar System
99(23)
Earth and Its Moon
122(21)
Mercury, Venus, and Mars
143(27)
Worlds of the Outer Solar System
170(28)
Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets
198(18)
PART 3 THE STARS
The Sun-Our Star
216(22)
The Properties of Stars
238(29)
The Formation and Structure of Stars
267(25)
The deaths of Stars
292(24)
Neutron Stars and Black Holes
316(18)
PART 4 THE UNIVERSE
The Milky Way Galaxy
334(27)
Galaxies
361(21)
Galaxies with Active Nuclei
382(18)
Cosmology
400(23)
PART 5 LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
Life on Other Worlds
423
Mike Seeds is the John W. Wetzel Professor of Astronomy at Franklin and Marshall College as well as Director of the College's Joseph R. Grundy Observatory

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