Explorations
Stars, Galaxies and Planets
Published on 15. October 2001
Book
Mixed media product
978-0-07-251718-7 (ISBN)
Description
This edition takes learning one step further by offering a comprehensive technology support package. These tools include: PowerWeb; NetTutor; and a CD-ROM that offers essays, a constellation quizz, animations, and links to astronomy websites.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
1280 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-251718-7 (9780072517187)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1. History of Astronomy. 2. Gravity and Motion. 3. Light and Atoms. 4. Telescopes. 5. The Sun, Our Star. 6. Measuring the Properties of Stars. 7. Stellar Evolution. 8. Stellar Remnants: White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes. 9. The Milky Way Galaxy. 10. Galaxies. 11. Cosmology. 12. The Earth. 13. The Moon. 14. Survey of the Solar System. 15. The Terrestrial Planets. 16. The Outer Planets. 17. Meteors, Asteroids and Comets.