Astronomy Today, 2000 Media Update Edition
3rd Edition
Published on 9. November 1999
Book
Hardback
693 pages
978-0-13-085863-4 (ISBN)
Description
This number one, best-selling astronomy text reflects the most current findings in astronomy using a clear, accurate exposition, market-leading art program, and the most innovative, integrated media program available. A free CD is included with each copy of the text with a multimedia version of the text and links directly to the widely praised Chaisson/McMillan companion web site at http://www.prenhall.com/chaisson. The CD contains approximately 35 updates on events and discoveries that have occurred since the print-based book was published.
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 284 mm
Width: 223 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
1749 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-085863-4 (9780130858634)
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Eric Chaisson | Steve McMillan
Astronomy Today
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Content
I. ASTRONOMY AND THE UNIVERSE. 1. Charting the Heavens: The Foundation of Astronomy. 2. The Copernican Revolution: The Birth of Modern Science. 3. Radiation: Information from the Cosmos. 4. Spectroscopy: The Inner Workings of Atom. 5. Telescopes: The Tools of Astronomy. II. OUR PLANETARY SYSTEM. 6. The Solar System: An Introduction to Comparative Planetology. 7. The Earth: Our Home in Space. 8. The Moon and Mercury: Scorched and Battered Worlds. 9. Venus: Earths Sister Planet. 10. Mars: A Near Miss for Life? 11. Jupiter: The Giant of the Solar System. 12. Saturn: Spectacular Rings and Mysterious Moons. 13. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto: The Outer Worlds of the Solar System. 14. Solar System Debris: Keys to Our Origin. 15. The Formation of the Solar System: The Birth of Our World. III. STARS AND STELLAR EVOLUTION. 16. The Sun: Our Parent Star. 17. Measuring 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. Star Evolution: From Middle Age to Death. 21. Stellar Explosions: Novae, Supernovae, and the Formation of the Heavy Elements. 22. Neutron Stars and Black Holes: Strange States of Matter. IV. GALAXIES AND COSMOLOGY. 23. The Milky Way Galaxy: A Grand Design. 24. Normal Galaxies: The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe. 25. Active Galaxies and Quasars: Limits of the Observable Universe. 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? APPENDICES. 1. Scientific Notation. 2. Astronomical Measurement. 3. Tables. Glossary. Index. Answers to Self-Test Questions. Star Charts.