Astronomy today. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Eric Chaisson, Harvard University, Steve McMillan, Drexel University.
• Authors: Chaisson, Eric; McMillan, S (Stephen), 1955-
• Contents: I. ASTRONOMY AND THE UNIVERSE 1. Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy 2. The Copernican Revolution: The Birth of Modern Science 3. Radiation: Information from the Cosmos 4. Spectroscopy: The Inner Workings of Atoms 5. Telescopes: The Tools of Astronomy II. OUR PLANETARY SYSTEM 6. The Solar System: Comparative Planetology and Formation Models 7. Earth: Our Home in Space 8. The Moon and Mercury: Scorched and Battered Worlds 9. Venus: Earth's Sister Planet 10. Mars: A Near Miss for Life? 11. Jupiter: Giant of the Solar System 12. Saturn: Spectacular Rings and Mysterious Moons 13. Uranus and Neptune: The Outer Worlds of the Solar System 14. Solar System Debris: Keys to Our Origin 15. Exoplanets: Planetary Systems Beyond Our Own. III. STARS AND STELLAR EVOLUTION 16. The Sun: Our Parent Star 17. The Stars: Giants, Dwarfs, and the Main Sequence 18. The Interstellar Medium: Gas and Dust among the Stars 19. Star Formation: A Traumatic Birth 20. Stellar Evolution: The Life and Death of a Star 21. Stellar Explosions: Novae, Supernovae, and the Formation of the Elements 22. Neutron Stars and Black Holes: Strange States of Matter IV. GALAXIES AND COSMOLOGY 23. The Milky Way Galaxy: A Spiral in Space 24. Galaxies: Building Blocks of the Universe 25. Galaxies and Dark Matter: The Large-Scale Structure of the Cosmos 26. Cosmology: The Big Bang and the Fate of the Universe 27. The Early Universe: Toward the Beginning of Time 28. Life in the Universe: Are We Alone?.
• Edition: Eighth edition
• Publisher Details: Boston : Pearson
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (825 pages), some color illustrations, color maps
• Subjects: 520; Astronomy -- Textbooks; Astronomy; SCIENCE / Astronomy; Textbooks; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0321897617; 9780321897619; 9781292072661; 1292072660
• Related ISBNs: 9780321901675; 0321901673; 9781292057736; 1292057734
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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