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An Exciting Introduction To Astronomy, The Fourth Edition Of This Book Uses Recent Discoveries And Stunning Photography To Inspire Non-science Majors About The Universe And Science. Each Chapter Has Been Fully Updated, With More Than 200 New Images, Including Recent Images From Space Missions And The World's Best Observatories. The Text Is Organized As A Series Of Stories, Each Presenting The History Of The Field, The Observations Made And How They Fit Within The Process Of Science, Our Current Understanding, And What Future Observations Are Planned. Math Is Provided In Boxes And Easily Read Around, Making The Book Suitable For Courses Taking Either Mathematical Or Qualitative Approaches. A Grand Tour Of The Heavens -- Light, Matter, And Energy: Powering The Universe -- Light And Telescopes: Extending Our Senses -- Observing The Stars And Planets: Clockwork Of The Universe -- Gravitation And Motion: The Early History Of Astronomy -- The Terrestrial Planets: Earth, Moon, And Their Relatives -- The Jovian Planets: Windswept Giants -- Pluto, Comets, And Space Debris -- Our Solar System And Others -- Our Star: The Sun -- Stars: Distant Suns -- How The Stars Shine: Cosmic Furnaces -- Th
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- Author
- Pasachoff, Jay M.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press, 2012.
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781107687561
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, Astronomy, Stem
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