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ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0321799763
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0321799760
Author: Eric Chaisson

Astronomy: The Universe at a Glance takes students on a spectacular journey across the vast cosmos. The Universe at a Glance introduces the structure and nature of the universe while emphasizing both the latest scientific findings and the process of scientific discovery. This new book by trusted authors Eric Chaisson and Steve McMillan reimagines their classic texts in a modularly organized, visual approach to learning. Here, the essential ideas, concepts, and discoveries of contemporary astronomy are presented in 15 chapters, each chapter composed of richly illustrated, two-page spreads designed to visually engage and instruct students.

Table contents:

1. The Night Sky

1.1 The Big Picture

1.2 The “Obvious” View

1.3 Earth’s Orbital Motion

1.4 The Motion of the Moon

1.5 Eclipses

1.6 The Scientific Method

2. Light and Telescopes

2.1 Radiation

2.2 The Electromagnetic Spectrum

2.3 The Radiation Laws

2.4 Spectroscopy

2.5 Atoms and Molecules

2.6 Optical Telescopes

2.7 Radio Telescopes

2.8 Space-Based Astronomy

3. The Solar System

3.1 Planetary Motion

3.2 Heliocentric Solar System

3.3 The Birth of Modern Astronomy

3.4 The Laws of Planetary Motion

3.5 Newton’s Laws

3.6 Measuring Our Planetary System

3.7 Solar System Overview

4. Earth And Its Moon

4.1 Bulk Properties of Earth and the Moon

4.2 The Moon and Tides

4.3 Inside Earth and the Moon

4.4 Earth’s Atmosphere

4.5 Surface Activity on Earth

4.6 The Surface of the Moon

4.7 Magnetospheres

5. The Eight Planets

5.1 Surfaces of the Terrestrial Planets

5.2 Water on the Terrestrial Worlds

5.3 Terrestrial Atmospheres

5.4 Jovian Atmospheres

5.5 Water in the Outer Solar System

5.6 Planetary Interiors

5.7 Jovian Magnetic Fields

6. Small Bodies In The Solar System

6.1 The Galilean Moons of Jupiter

6.2 Io: A Moon of Volcanoes

6.3 Moons of the Outer Jovian Planets

6.4 The Medium-Size Jovian Moons

6.5 Saturn’s Rings

6.6 Formation of Planetary Rings

6.7 Interplanetary Debris

6.8 Beyond Neptune

7. Formation of Planetary Systems

7.1 Formation of Planetary Systems

7.2 Planetesimals and Protoplanets

7.3 Formation of the Jovian Planets

7.4 Searching for Extrasolar Planets

7.5 Exoplanet Properties

7.6 Is Our Solar System Unusual?

8. The Sun

8.1 Properties of the Sun

8.2 The Solar Interior

8.3 Energy Transport in the Sun

8.4 The Solar Atmosphere

8.5 Sunspots

8.6 The Active Sun

8.7 Solar Energy

8.8 Solar Neutrinos

9. Measuring The Stars

9.1 The Solar Neighborhood

9.2 Stellar Luminosities

9.3 Stellar Temperatures

9.4 Stellar Sizes

9.5 The Hertzsprung—Russell Diagram

9.6 Extending the Cosmic Distance Scale

9.7 Stellar Masses

10. Star Formation and Evolution

10.1 Interstellar Matter

10.2 Theory of Star Formation

10.3 Observations of Star Formation

10.4 Evolution of a Sun-like Star

10.5 Red Giants, White Dwarfs

10.6 Stars More Massive than the Sun

10.7 Star Clusters

11. Stellar Explosions

11.1 Novae

11.2 Supernovae

11.3 Supernova Remnants

11.4 Formation of the Heaviest Elements

11.5 Neutron Stars and Pulsars

11.6 Gamma-Ray Bursts

11.7 The Cycle of Stellar Evolution

12. Black Holes

12.1 Gravitational Collapse

12.2 Einstein’s Theory of Relativity

12.3 A New View of Gravity

12.4 Curved Spacetime

12.5 Space Travel Near Black Holes 212

12.6 Observational Evidence for Black Holes

13. The Milky Way Galaxy

13.1 Our Parent Galaxy

13.2 The Size and Shape of the Milky Way

13.3 Surveying the Milky Way

13.4 Formation of the Milky Way

13.5 Galactic Spiral Arms

13.6 The Mass of the Galaxy

13.7 The Galactic Center

14. Galaxies

14.1 Observations of Normal Galaxies

14.2 Maps of Galaxies in Space

14.3 Galaxy Collisions

14.4 Hubble’s Law

14.5 Active Galaxies

14.6 Supermassive Black Holes

14.7 Dark Matter

14.8 Galaxy Origin and Evolution

15. Cosmology and The Universe

15.1 The Universe on the Largest Scales

15.2 The Expanding Universe

15.3 The Fate of the Cosmos

15.4 Cosmic Microwave Background

15.5 The Early Universe

15.6 Cosmic Inflation

15.7 Formation of Large-Scale Structure

Appendices

Appendix 1. Scientific Notation

Appendix 2. Astronomical Measurement

Appendix 3. Tables

Glossary

Answers to End-of-Chapter Questions

Answers to True/False and Multiple Choice Questions

Photo Credits/Text Permissions

Index

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