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Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe by Eric Chaisson. Harvard University, Steve McMillan, Drexel University is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
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Part 1. Foundations. Charting The Heavens : The Foundations Of Astronomy ; The Copernican Revolution : The Birth Of Modern Science ; Light And Matter : The Inner Workings Of The Cosmos ; Telescopes : The Tools Of Astronomy -- Part 2. Our Planetary System. The Solar System : Interplanetary Matter And The Birth Of The Planets ; Earth And Its Moon : Our Cosmic Backyard ; The Terrestrial Planets : A Study In Contrasts ; The Jovian Planets : Giants Of The Solar System ; Moons, Rings, And Pluto : Small Worlds Among Giants -- Part 3. The Stars. The Sun: Our Parent Star ; Measuring The Stars : Giants, Dwarfs, And The Main Sequence ; The Interstellar Medium : Star Formation In The Milky Way ; Stellar Evolution : The Lives And Deaths Of Stars ; Neutron Stars And Black Holes : Strange States Of Matter -- Part 4. Galaxies And The Universe. The Milky Way Galaxy : A Spiral In Space ; Normal And Active Galaxies : Building Blocks Of The Universe ; Galaxies And Dark Matter : The Large-scale Structure Of The Cosmos ; Cosmology : The Big Bang And The Fate Of The Universe ; Life In The Universe : Are We Alone? Eric Chaisson, Harvard University, Steve Mcmillan, Drexel University. Includes Bibliographic
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Eric Chaisson. Harvard University, Steve McMillan, Drexel University
- Publisher
- Boston: Pearson
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780321815354
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Science, Astronomy, Stem
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (282 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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