The cosmic perspective. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jeffrey Bennett, Megan Donahue, Nicholas Schneider, Mark Voit.
• Authors: Bennett, Jeffrey O; Donahue, M (Megan), 1962-; Schneider, Nicholas; Voit, Mark
• Contents: I. DEVELOPING PERSPECTIVE 1. Our Place in the Universe 2. Discovering the Universe for Yourself 3. The Science of Astronomy S1. Celestial Timekeeping and Navigation II. KEY CONCEPTS FOR ASTRONOMY 4. Making Sense of the Universe: Understanding Motion, Energy, and Gravity 5. Light and Matter: Reading Messages from the Cosmos 6. Telescopes: Portals of Discovery III. LEARNING FROM OTHER WORLDS 7. Our Planetary System 8. Formation of the Solar System 9. Planetary Geology: Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds 10. Planetary Atmospheres: Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds 11. Jovian Planet Systems 12. Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf Planets: Their Nature, Orbits, and Impacts 13. Other Planetary Systems: The New Science of Distant Worlds IV. A DEEPER LOOK AT NATURE S2. Space and Time S3. Spacetime and Gravity S4. Building Blocks of the Universe V. STARS 14. Our Star 15. Surveying the Stars 16. Star Birth 17. Star Stuff 18. The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard VI. GALAXIES AND BEYOND 19. Our Galaxy 20. Galaxies and the Foundation of Modern Cosmology 21. Galaxy Evolution 22. Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Fate of the Universe 23. The Beginning of Time.
• Edition: Seventh edition, International edition
• Publisher Details: Boston [Massachusetts] : Pearson
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxxi, 721 pages, 1 folded unnumbered page), illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 520; Astronomy -- Textbooks; SCIENCE / Astronomy; Astronomy; Electronic books; Textbooks
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781292036472; 1292036478
• Related ISBNs: 9780321893840; 0321893840
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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