TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chaisson,Eric
AU  - McMillan,S.
TI  - Astronomy today
SN  - 9780321495358
U1  - 520 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - San Francisco, CA
PB  - Pearson / Addison Wesley
KW  - Astronomy
N1  - Contents;

1. Astronomy and the universe 
Charting the heavens: The foundations of astronomy 
The Copernican revolution: The birth of modern science
Radiation: Information from the cosmos  
Spectroscopy: The inner workings of atoms
Telescopes: The tools of astronomy 

2. Our planetary system 
The solar system: An introduction to comparative planetology 
Earth: Our home in space 
The moon and mercury; Scorched and battered worlds 
Venus: Earth's sister 
Mars: A near miss for life?
etc.

3. Stars and stellar evolution 
The sun: Our parent star 
The stars: Giants, dwarfs, and the main sequence 
The interstellar medium: Gas and dust among the stars 
Star formation: A traumatic birth 
Stellar evolution: The life and death of a star 
etc.

4. Galaxies and cosmology 
The milky way galaxy: A spiral in space 
Galaxies: Building blocks of the universe 
Galaxies and dark matter: The large scale structure of the cosmos 
Cosmology: The big bang and the fate of the universe 
The early universe: Toward the beginning of time 
Life in the universe: Are we alone?

; Includes bibliographical references and index.
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0716/2007017107.html
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