The cosmic perspective / Jeffrey Bennett . . . [et al.].
Publication details: San Francisco : Pearson/Addison-Wesley, c2007.Edition: 4th edition, media updateDescription: xxix, (various paging) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm + 2 CD-ROMs (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:- 0805392831
- 0805392947
- 080539292963
- 0805392106
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Contents;
Part I: Developing perspective
1. Our place in the universe
2. Discovering the universe for yourself
3. The science of astronomy
4. Celestial timekeeping and navigation
Part II: Key concepts for astronomy
5. Making sense of the universe: Understanding motion, energy and gravity
6. Light and matter: reading messages from the cosmos
Part III: Learning from other worlds
7. Our planetary system
8. Formation of the solar system
9. Planetary geology: Earth and the other terrestrial worlds
10. Planetary atmospheres: Earth and the other terrestrial worlds
11. Jovian planet system
12. Remnants of rock and ice: Asteroids, comets and the Kuiper Belt
13. Other planetary systems: The new science of distant worlds
Part IV: A deeper look at nature
Space and time
Spacetime and gravity
Building blocks of the universe
Part V: Stellar alchemy
14. Our star
15. Surveying the stars
16. Star birth
17. Star stuff
18. The Bizarre stellar graveyard
Part VI: Galaxies and beyond
19. Our galaxy
20. Galaxies and the foundation of modern cosmology
21. Galaxy evolution
22. Darker matter. dark energy, and the fate of the universe
23. The beginning of time
Part VII: Life on earth and beyond
24. Life in the universe
Index : p. I1-I17.
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