Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe - 6th Edition - by Eric Chaisson, Steve McMillan - ISBN 9780321605108

Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Un...
6th Edition
Eric Chaisson, Steve McMillan
Publisher: PEARSON
ISBN: 9780321605108

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Brief Description: The authors incorporate three themes in this briefer version of their two textbooks; process of science (how we know what we know), the size and scale of the universe as well as the evolution of the universe. A Beginner's Guide emphasizes critical thinking and visualization, and a leading-edge technology program. Key Topics: Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy, The Copernican Revolution: The Birth of Modern Science, Light and Matter: The Inner Workings of the Cosmos, Telescopes: The Tools of Astronomy, The Solar System: Interplanetary Matter and the Birth of the Planets, Earth and Its Moon: Our Cosmic Backyard, The Terrestrial Planets: A Study in Contrasts, The Jovian Planets: Giants of the Solar System, Moons, Rings, and Plutoids: Small Worlds Among Giants, The Sun: Our Parent Star, Measuring the Stars: Giants, Dwarfs, and the Main Sequence, The Interstellar Medium: Star Formation in the Milky Way, Stellar Evolution: The Lives and Deaths of Stars, Neutron Stars and Black Holes: Strange States of Matter, The Milky Way Galaxy: A Spiral in Space, Normal and Active Galaxies: Building Blocks of the Universe, Hubble's Law and Dark Matter: The Large-Scale Structure of the Cosmos, Cosmology: The Big Bang and the Fate of the Universe, Life in the Universe: Are We Alone? Market: Intended for those interested in learning the basics of astronomy

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Corresponding editions of this textbook are also available below:

EBK ASTRONOMY
1st Edition
ISBN: 8220100663499
EBK ASTRONOMY
1st Edition
ISBN: 9780100663497
EBK ASTRONOMY
1st Edition
ISBN: 9780321997623
EBK ASTRONOMY
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780321941053
Astronomy
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780321815354
EBK ASTRONOMY:BEGIN.GDE.TO UNIV.-TEXT
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134152110
A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE (LCPO
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134243115
Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe (8th Edition)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134087702
Pearson eText Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780135234426
Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780131871656

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