Astronomy
Voyages to the Stars and Galaxies, Media Update, 3rd Edition
includes CD-ROM, Virtual Astronomy Labs, and AceAstronomy™
ISBN-10: 0495017906 ISBN-13: 9780495017905
475 Pages Paperbound
© 2006 Published
- Overview
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- About the Author
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- Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface for the Student.
Preface for the Instructor.
Prologue: Science and the Universe: A Brief Tour.
1. Observing the Sky: The Birth of Astronomy.
2. Orbits and Gravity.
3. Earth, Moon, and Sky.
4. Radiation and Spectra.
5. Astronomical Instruments.
6. The Sun: A Garden Variety Star
7. The Sun: A Nuclear Powerhouse.
8. Analyzing Starlight.
9. The Stars: A Celestial Census.
10. Celestial Distances.
11. Between the Stars: Gas and Dust in Space.
12. The Birth of Stars and the Search for Planets.
13. Stars: From Adolescence to Old Age.
14. The Death of Stars.
15. Black Holes and Curved Spacetime.
16. The Milky Way Galaxy.
17. Galaxies.
18. Active Galaxies, Quazars, and Giant Black Holes.
19. The Evolution and Distribution of Galaxies.
20. The Big Bang.
21. Life in the Universe.
Appendix 1: Astronomy on the World Wide Web.
Appendix 2: Sources of Astronomical Information.
Appendix 3: Glossary.
Appendix 4: Powers-of-Ten Notation.
Appendix 5: Units Used in Science.
Appendix 6: Some Useful Constants for Astronomy.
Appendix 7: Data for the Planets.
Appendix 8: Satellites of the Planets.
Appendix 9: Upcoming (Total) Eclipses.
Appendix 10: The Nearest Stars.
Appendix 11: The Brightest Stars.
Appendix 12: The Brightest Members of the Local Group.
Appendix 13: The Chemical Elements.
Appendix 14: The Constellations.
Appendix 15: The Messier Catalog of Nebulae and Star Clusters.
Index.
Star Maps.