Astronomy: A Beginner’s Guide to the Universe 8th Edition (eBook PDF)

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0134087704
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0134087702
• Author: Eric Chaisson, Steve McMillan

With the Eighth Edition of Astronomy: A Beginner’s Guide, trusted authors Eric Chaisson and Steve McMillan bring a renewed freshness and analysis to recent changes in our understanding of the cosmos. As with the other two books in their Astronomy suite (one for two-semester courses and the other, a brief visual book), the authors continue to emphasize three major themes: the process of science, the size and scale of the universe, and the evolution of the cosmos. This new edition ignites reader interest with new discoveries from the latest space missions and a new focus on reader-oriented engagement.

Table contents:

FOUNDATIONS

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

OUR PLANETARY SYSTEM

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 STARS

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

GALAXIES AND THE UNIVERSE

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?

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