Discovering the universe / Neil F. Comins, William J. Kaufmann III.
Publication details: New York : W.H Freeman and company, c1987Edition: 5th editionDescription: xiv, (various pagings) : col. ill. ; 28 cmISBN:- 0716796732
- 0716737329
- 22 520 COM
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CONTENT
I. BUILD YOUR FOUNDATION I. Discovering astronomy AN astronomer's almanac
1. Discovering the night sky
2. Gravitation and the waltz of the planners
3. Light and telescopes
4. The origin and nature of light
II. BUILD YOUR FOUNDATION II.THE SOLAR SYSTEM
An astronomer's almanac
5. Earth and mon
6. The other terrestrial planets
7. The outer planets
8. Vagabonds of the solar system
9. The sun
III. BUILD YOUR FOUNDATION III THE STARS
An astronomer's almanac
10. The nature of stars
11. The lives of stars from birth through middle age
12. The death of stars
13. Black holes
IV. BUILD YOUR FOUNDATION IV. THE UNIVERSE
An astronomer's almanac
14. The milky way galaxy
15. Galaxies
16. Quasars, active galaxies and gamma-ray busters
17. Cosmology
18. The search for extraterrestrial life
Glossary
Includes index
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