21st Century Astronomy by Bradford Smith, Laura Kay, George Blumenthal and Stacy Palen (2013, Trade Paperback)

Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.

0393918785

9780393918786

117292596

Bradford Smith, Laura Kay, George Blumenthal, Stacy Palen

21st Century Astronomy

Trade Paperback

English

2013

Textbook

912 Pages

10.9in

1in

9in

64.9 Oz

217 Vols.

Qb45.2.A14 2013

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PART I Introduction to Astronomy Chapter 1. Why Learn Astronomy? Chapter 2. Patterns in the Sky?Motions of Earth Chapter 3. Motion of Astronomical Bodies Chapter 4. Gravity and Orbits?A Celestial Ballet Chapter 5. Light Chapter 6. The Tools of the Astronomer PART II The Solar System Chapter 7. The Birth and Evolution of Planetary Systems Chapter 8. The Terrestrial Planets and Earth's Moon Chapter 9. Atmospheres of the Terrestrial Planets Chapter 10. Worlds of Gas and Liquid?The Giant Planets Chapter 11. Planetary Adornments?Moons and Rings Chapter 12. Dwarf Planets and Small Solar System Bodies Part III Stars and Stellar Evolution Chapter 13. Taking the Measure of Stars Chapter 14. Our Sun Chapter 15. Star Formation and the Interstellar Medium Chapter 16. Stars in the Slow Lane?Low-Mass StellarEvolution Chapter 17. Live Fast, Die Young?High-Mass StellarEvolution Chapter 18. Relativity and Black Holes Part IV Galaxies, the Universe, and Cosmology Chapter 19. Our Expanding Universe Chapter 20. Galaxies Chapter 21. The Milky Way?A Normal Spiral Galaxy Chapter 22. Modern Cosmology Chapter 23. The Origin of Structure Chapter 24. Life

2013

Astronomy

2012-047955

520

College Audience

23

Yes

Science