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Universe: Stars and Galaxies

ISBN: 9781429240154 | 1429240156
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
Pub. Date: 1/6/2010

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SummaryTable of Contents
An abbreviated volume of Universe by Freedman et al., focusing on stars and galaxies

This is an abbreviated volume of Universe by Freedman et al., focusing on stars and galaxies. Known for their state-of-the-science coverage, the various Universe books place the basics of astronomy and the process of science within the grasp of introductory students. The 4th edition has been updated with new material and new discoveries.

Universe: Stars and Galaxies, Fourth Edition, contains chapters f... MORE
Introducing Astronomy
Astronomy and the Universe
Guest Essay Why Astronomy?
Knowing the Heavens
Guest Essay Why Astrology Is Not Science
Eclipses and the Motion of the Moon
Guest Essay Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy
Gravitation and the Waltz of the Planets
The Nature of Light
Optics and Telescop... MORE
Planets and Moons
Comparative Planetology I: Our Solar System
Comparative Planetology II: The Origin of our Solar System
Scientific American Dangling a COROT, Alexander Hellemens
Stars and Stellar Evolution
Our Star, the Sun
The Nature of the Stars
The Birth of Stars
Stellar Evolution: On and After the Main Sequence
Stellar Evolution: The Deaths of Stars
Neutron Stars
Black Holes
Galaxies and Cosmology
Our Galaxy
Galaxies
Quasars and Active Galaxies
Cosmology: The Origin and Evolution of the Universe
Scientific American Dark Forces at Work
Exploring the Early Universe
Scientific American Making Sense of Modern Cosmology
The Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Guest Essay A Biologist's View of Astrobiology
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