The Essential Cosmic Perspective with MasteringAstronomy®
ISBN: 9780321566942 | 0321566947
Edition: 5thFormat: Package
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
Pub. Date: 1/1/2009
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Based on the most up-to-date astronomical research, The Essential Cosmic Perspective, Fifth Edition retains all of the features that have made this text so popular with new features helping students learn about the process of science and how to interpret visual data. The textbook package also includes updated supplements to support the book's pedagogy, making it the most effective text in the one-semester astronomy market.The Fifth Edition focuses on building student appreciation of science by helping them understand how astronomers know what t... MORE
| Developing Perspective | |
| Our Place in the Universe | |
| Discovering the Universe for Yourself | |
| The Science of Astronomy | |
| Key Concepts for Astronomy | |
| Making Sense of the Universe: Understanding Motion, Energy, and Gravity | |
| Light: The Cosmic Messenger | |
| Learning from Other Worlds | |
| Formation of Planetary Systems: Our Solar System and Beyond | ... MORE|
| Earth and the Terrestrial Worlds | |
| Jovian Planet System | |
| Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf Planets: Their Nature, Orbits, and Impacts | |
| Stars | |
| Our Star | |
| Surveying the Stars | |
| Star Stuff | |
| The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard | |
| Galaxies and Beyond | |
| Our Galaxy | |
| Galaxies and the Foundation of Modern Cosmology | |
| Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Fate of the Universe | |
| The Beginning of Time | |
| Life on Earth and Beyond | |
| Life in the Universe | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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