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Astronomy Today, Global Edition
Taschenbuch von Eric Chaisson (u. a.)
Sprache: Englisch

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With Astronomy Today, Eighth Edition, trusted authors Eric Chaisson and Steve McMillan communicate their excitement about astronomy, delivering current and thorough science with insightful pedagogy. The text emphasizes critical thinking and visualization, and it focuses on the process of scientific discovery, teaching students "how we know what we know.”

Alternate Versions

  • Astronomy Today, Volume 1: The Solar System, Eighth Edition—Focuses primarily on planetary coverage for a 1-term course. Includes Chapters 1-16, 28.
  • Astronomy Today, Volume 2: Stars and Galaxies, Eighth Edition—Focuses primarily on stars and stellar evolution for a 1-term course. Includes Chapters 1-5 and 16-28.

With Astronomy Today, Eighth Edition, trusted authors Eric Chaisson and Steve McMillan communicate their excitement about astronomy, delivering current and thorough science with insightful pedagogy. The text emphasizes critical thinking and visualization, and it focuses on the process of scientific discovery, teaching students "how we know what we know.”

Alternate Versions

  • Astronomy Today, Volume 1: The Solar System, Eighth Edition—Focuses primarily on planetary coverage for a 1-term course. Includes Chapters 1-16, 28.
  • Astronomy Today, Volume 2: Stars and Galaxies, Eighth Edition—Focuses primarily on stars and stellar evolution for a 1-term course. Includes Chapters 1-5 and 16-28.
Über den Autor

Eric Chaisson received his Ph.D. in astrophysics from Harvard, where he spent 10 years on the faculty; after holding various professorships at Johns Hopkins and Tufts, Eric is back at Harvard teaching and doing research at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. He has written 12 books and received a number of literary awards along the way.

Steve McMillan received his Ph.D. in astronomy from Harvard and is a professor of physics at Drexel University. He has published more than 100 articles and scientific papers.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • I. ASTRONOMY AND THE UNIVERSE
  • 1. Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy
  • 2. The Copernican Revolution: The Birth of Modern Science
  • 3. Radiation: Information from the Cosmos
  • 4. Spectroscopy: The Inner Workings of Atoms
  • 5. Telescopes: The Tools of Astronomy
  • II. OUR PLANETARY SYSTEM
  • 6. The Solar System: Comparative Planetology and Formation Models
  • 7. Earth: Our Home in Space
  • 8. The Moon and Mercury: Scorched and Battered Worlds
  • 9. Venus: Earth’s Sister Planet
  • 10. Mars: A Near Miss for Life?
  • 11. Jupiter: Giant of the Solar System
  • 12. Saturn: Spectacular Rings and Mysterious Moons
  • 13. Uranus and Neptune: The Outer Worlds of the Solar System
  • 14. Solar System Debris: Keys to Our Origin
  • 15. Exoplanets: Planetary Systems Beyond Our Own.
  • III. STARS AND STELLAR EVOLUTION
  • 16. The Sun: Our Parent Star
  • 17. The Stars: Giants, Dwarfs, and the Main Sequence
  • 18. The Interstellar Medium: Gas and Dust among the Stars
  • 19. Star Formation: A Traumatic Birth
  • 20. Stellar Evolution: The Life and Death of a Star
  • 21. Stellar Explosions: Novae, Supernovae, and the Formation of the Elements
  • 22. Neutron Stars and Black Holes: Strange States of Matter
  • IV. GALAXIES AND COSMOLOGY
  • 23. The Milky Way Galaxy: A Spiral in Space
  • 24. Galaxies: Building Blocks of the Universe
  • 25. Galaxies and Dark Matter: The Large-Scale Structure of the Cosmos
  • 26. Cosmology: The Big Bang and the Fate of the Universe
  • 27. The Early Universe: Toward the Beginning of Time
  • 28. Life in the Universe: Are We Alone?
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Genre: Importe
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781292057736
ISBN-10: 1292057734
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Chaisson, Eric
Mcmillan, Steve
Hersteller: Pearson Education Limited
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Maße: 277 x 218 x 38 mm
Von/Mit: Eric Chaisson (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 24.09.2014
Gewicht: 1,691 kg
Artikel-ID: 126640816
Über den Autor

Eric Chaisson received his Ph.D. in astrophysics from Harvard, where he spent 10 years on the faculty; after holding various professorships at Johns Hopkins and Tufts, Eric is back at Harvard teaching and doing research at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. He has written 12 books and received a number of literary awards along the way.

Steve McMillan received his Ph.D. in astronomy from Harvard and is a professor of physics at Drexel University. He has published more than 100 articles and scientific papers.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • I. ASTRONOMY AND THE UNIVERSE
  • 1. Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy
  • 2. The Copernican Revolution: The Birth of Modern Science
  • 3. Radiation: Information from the Cosmos
  • 4. Spectroscopy: The Inner Workings of Atoms
  • 5. Telescopes: The Tools of Astronomy
  • II. OUR PLANETARY SYSTEM
  • 6. The Solar System: Comparative Planetology and Formation Models
  • 7. Earth: Our Home in Space
  • 8. The Moon and Mercury: Scorched and Battered Worlds
  • 9. Venus: Earth’s Sister Planet
  • 10. Mars: A Near Miss for Life?
  • 11. Jupiter: Giant of the Solar System
  • 12. Saturn: Spectacular Rings and Mysterious Moons
  • 13. Uranus and Neptune: The Outer Worlds of the Solar System
  • 14. Solar System Debris: Keys to Our Origin
  • 15. Exoplanets: Planetary Systems Beyond Our Own.
  • III. STARS AND STELLAR EVOLUTION
  • 16. The Sun: Our Parent Star
  • 17. The Stars: Giants, Dwarfs, and the Main Sequence
  • 18. The Interstellar Medium: Gas and Dust among the Stars
  • 19. Star Formation: A Traumatic Birth
  • 20. Stellar Evolution: The Life and Death of a Star
  • 21. Stellar Explosions: Novae, Supernovae, and the Formation of the Elements
  • 22. Neutron Stars and Black Holes: Strange States of Matter
  • IV. GALAXIES AND COSMOLOGY
  • 23. The Milky Way Galaxy: A Spiral in Space
  • 24. Galaxies: Building Blocks of the Universe
  • 25. Galaxies and Dark Matter: The Large-Scale Structure of the Cosmos
  • 26. Cosmology: The Big Bang and the Fate of the Universe
  • 27. The Early Universe: Toward the Beginning of Time
  • 28. Life in the Universe: Are We Alone?
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Genre: Importe
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781292057736
ISBN-10: 1292057734
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Chaisson, Eric
Mcmillan, Steve
Hersteller: Pearson Education Limited
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Maße: 277 x 218 x 38 mm
Von/Mit: Eric Chaisson (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 24.09.2014
Gewicht: 1,691 kg
Artikel-ID: 126640816
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