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Astronomy: The Solar System and Beyond by Michael A. Seeds, Dana Backman is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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Brooks Cole Front Cover 1 Title Page 5 Copyright 6 Contents 10 Part 1: The Sky 19 Chapter 1 Here and Now 19 1-1 WHERE ARE WE? 20 1-2 WHEN IS NOW? 24 1-3 WHY STUDY ASTRONOMY? 25 How Do We Know?: 1-1 The So-Called Scientific Method 25 Chapter 2 The Sky 28 2-1 THE STARS 29 2-2 THE SKY AND ITS MOTION 32 Reasoning with Numbers: 2-1 Magnitudes 33 How Do We Know?: 2-1 Scientific Models 36 Concept Art Portfolios: The Sky Around You 34 Chapter 3 Cycles of the Sky 39 3-1 CYCLES OF THE SUN 40 3-2 ASTRONOMICAL INFLUENCES ON EARTH’S CLIMATE 44 3-3 THE CYCLES OF THE MOON 47 Reasoning with Numbers: 3-1 The Small-Angle Formula 52 How Do We Know?: 3-1 Pseudoscience 44 How Do We Know?: 3-2 Evidence as the Foundation of Science 46 How Do We Know?: 3-3 Scientific Arguments 47 Concept Art Portfolios: The Cycle of the Seasons 42 Concept Art Portfolios: The Phases of the Moon 50 Chapter 4 The Origin of Modern Astronomy 60 4-1 CLASSICAL ASTRONOMY 61 4-2 COPERNICUS 64 4-3 PLANETARY MOTION 67 4-4 GALILEO GALILEI 73 4-5 ISAAC NEWTON AND ORBITAL MOTION 76 Reasoning with Numbers: 4-1 Circular Velocity 79 How Do We Know?: 4-1 Scientific Revolutions 67 How Do We Know?: 4-2 Hypothesis, Theory, and Law 71 How Do W
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Michael A. Seeds, Dana Backman
- Language
- EN
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, Astronomy, Stem