(eBook PDF) The Cosmic Perspective: The Solar System (8th Edition) – Digital Ebook – Instant Delivery Download
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 0134073819
- ISBN-13 : 978-0134073811
- Author: Jeffrey O Bennett, Megan O Donahue, Nicholas Schneider, Mark Voit
Building on a long tradition of effective pedagogy and comprehensive coverage, The Cosmic Perspective: The Solar System, Eighth Edition provides a thoroughly engaging and up-to-date introduction to astronomy for non-science majors. This text offers a wealth of features that enhance student understanding of the process of science and actively engage students in the learning process for key concepts. The fully updated Eighth Edition includes the latest scientific discoveries, revises several subjects based on our most current understanding of the cosmos, and now emphasizes deeper understanding of the twists and turns of the process of science and the relevance of concepts to student’s lives.
Table contents:
1 A Modern View of the Universe
2 Discovering the Universe for Yourself
3 The Science of Astronomy
4 Making Sense of the Universe Understanding Motion, Energy, and Gravity
5 Light The Cosmic Messenger
6 Formation of the Solar System
7 Earth and the Terrestrial Worlds
8 Jovian Planet Systems
9 Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf Planets Their Nature, Orbits, and Impacts
10 Other Planetary Systems The New Science of Distant Worlds
11 Our Star
12 Surveying the Stars
13 Star Stuff
14 The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard
15 Our Galaxy
16 A Universe of Galaxies
17 The Birth of the Universe
18 Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Fate of the Universe
19 Life in the Universe
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