9780077221232

Explorations

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ISBN13: 9780077221232

Paperback|9780077221232


Overview

Explorations: An Introduction to Astronomy, 4e Preface Preview: The Cosmic Landscape Part 1 The Night Sky 1 History of Astronomy Essay 1 Backyard Astronomy Part 2 Atoms, Forces, Light, and How We Learn About the Universe 2 Gravity and Motion 3 Light and Atoms 4 Telescopes Part 3 The Earth and Moon 5 The Earth Essay 2 Keeping Time 6 The Moon Part 4 The Solar System 7 Survey of the Solar System 8 The Terrestrial Planets 9 The Outer Planets 10 Meteors, Asteroids, and Comets Part 5 Stars 11 The Sun, Our Star 12 Measuring the Properties of Stars 13 Stellar Evolution 14 Stellar Remnants: White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes Part 6 The Milky Way and Other Galaxies 15 The Milky Way Galaxy 16 Galaxies 17 Cosmology Essay 3 Life in the Universe Answers to "Test Yourself" Appendix Glossary Index

ISBN-13

9780077221232

ISBN-10

0077221230

List Price

$108.75

Edition

4th Edition

Format

Paperback

Publisher

McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math

Published On

2007-10-01



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