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Astronomical breakthroughs of the last two decades have led to a revolution in the way we understand our universe. The Cosmic Perspective explores these discoveries and carefully weaves together connecting themes to produce a cosmic context. Softcover. CD-ROM included.
| PART I DEVELOPING PERSPECTIVE | |||||
| 1 | (38) | |||
| 39 | (52) | |||
| 65 | (26) | |||
| PART II KEY CONCEPTS FOR ASTRONOMY | |||||
| 91 | (20) | |||
| 111 | (14) | |||
| 125 | (28) | |||
| 153 | (18) | |||
| 171 | (26) | |||
| PART III LEARNING FROM OTHER WORLDS | |||||
| 197 | (28) | |||
| 225 | (34) | |||
| 259 | (28) | |||
| 287 | (36) | |||
| 323 | (28) | |||
| 351 | (98) | |||
| PART IV A DEEPER LOOK AT NATURE | |||||
| 383 | (22) | |||
| 405 | (24) | |||
| 429 | (20) | |||
| PART V STELLAR ALCHEMY | |||||
| 449 | (22) | |||
| 471 | (22) | |||
| 493 | (26) | |||
| 519 | (22) | |||
| PART VI GALAXIES AND BEYOND | |||||
| 541 | (26) | |||
| 567 | (22) | |||
| 589 | (24) | |||
| 613 | (20) | |||
| 633 | ||||
| 655 | ||||
| APPENDIXES | |||||
| A-2 | ||||
| A-3 | ||||
| A-4 | ||||
| A-13 | ||||
| A-15 | ||||
| A-18 | ||||
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| A-29 | ||||
| Glossary | G-1 | ||||
| Acknowledgments | C-1 | ||||
| Index | I-1 |