(eBook PDF) Astronomy A Beginner’s Guide to the Universe 8th by Eric Chaisson – Digital Ebook – Instant Delivery Download

Product details:

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

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:

1. FOUNDATIONS
   0. Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy
   1. The Copernican Revolution: The Birth of Modern Science
   2. Light and Matter: The Inner Workings of the Cosmos
   3. Telescopes: The Tools of Astronomy
2. OUR PLANETARY SYSTEM
   4. The Solar System: Interplanetary Matter and the Birth of the Planets
   5. Earth and Its Moon: Our Cosmic Backyard
   6. The Terrestrial Planets: A Study in Contrasts
   7. The Jovian Planets: Giants of the Solar System
   8. Moons, Rings, and Plutoids: Small Worlds Among Giants
3. THE STARS
   9. The Sun: Our Parent Star
   10. Measuring the Stars: Giants, Dwarfs, and the Main Sequence
   11. The Interstellar Medium: Star Formation in the Milky Way
   12. Stellar Evolution: The Lives and Deaths of Stars
   13. Neutron Stars and Black Holes: Strange States of Matter
4. GALAXIES AND THE UNIVERSE
   14. The Milky Way Galaxy: A Spiral in Space
   15. Normal and Active Galaxies: Building Blocks of the Universe
   16. Hubble’s Law and Dark Matter: The Large-Scale Structure of the Cosmos
   17. Cosmology: The Big Bang and the Fate of the Universe
   18. Life in the Universe: Are We Alone?

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