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The Solar System (with AceAstronomy™, Virtual Astronomy Labs Printed Access Card)
The Solar System (with AceAstronomy™, Virtual Astronomy Labs Printed Access Card)
- ISBN 13:
9780495015758
- ISBN 10:
049501575X
- Edition: 5th
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 03/10/2006
- Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Summary
Part I: EXPLORING THE SKY. 1. The Scale of the Cosmos. 2. The Sky. 3. The Cycles of the Moon. 4. The Origin of Modern Astronomy. 5. Newton, Einstein, and Gravity. 6. Astronomical Tools. Part II: THE STARS. 7. Atoms and Starlight. 8. The Sun--Our Star. Part IV: THE SOLAR SYSTEM. 19. The Origin of the Solar System. 20. Planet Earth. 21. The Moon and Mercury: Airless Worlds. 22. Venus and Mars. 23. Jupiter and Saturn. 24. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. 25. Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets. Part V: LIFE. 26. Life on Other Worlds. Afterword. Appendix A: Units and Astronomical Data. Appendix B: Observing the Sky. Glossary. Answers to Even-Numbered Problems. Index.
