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Astronomy in the New Millennium
Alex Filippenko, Jay M. Pasachoff
ISBN: 9780495013037
Format: Multimedia Item
Publisher:Cengage Learning, Inc
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
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This undergraduate textbook describes the telescopes used to explore the electromagnetic spectrum, the occupants of the Solar System, the different types of stars, the components of the Milky Way galaxy, and the search for extraterrestrial life. The third edition updates new findings and adds color images from recent missions. Annotation 2006 Book
Jay Pasachoff and Alex Filippenko combine extensive research experience, teaching experience, and textbook-writing experience to offer a book that is unparalleled in its ability to present the latest science in a way that students can understand. This brief, beautifully illustrated text one of the briefest available for the course offers concise coverage of a wide range of astronomical topics. The authors have struck a balance between the fundamental concepts and the exciting topics at the forefront of astronomy, conveying the spirit of contemporary astronomy within a big picture context. The authors emphasize the central theme of origins in this text, first by singling out specifics in the headings of each chapter and then by dealing with a variety of relevant material in the text itself. An early discussion of the scientific method stresses an importance on the verification of observations, and sets the stage for the text's consistent focus on astronomy as a science.
| ISBN | 049501303X | | Pages | 480 | | ISBN13 | 9780495013037
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Cengage Learning, Inc | | Weight (grammes) | 1120 | | Imprint | Brooks/Cole | | Published in | CA | | Format | Multimedia Item | | Height (mm) | 274 | | Publication date | 02 Apr 2006 | | Width (mm) | 216 | | Library of Congress | QB | | Spine width (mm) | 18 | | DEWEY | 520 | | Academic level | Undergraduate | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | |
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1. A Grand Tour of the Heavens. 2. Light, Matter, and Energy: Powering the Universe. 3. Light and Telescopes: Extending Our Senses. 4. Observing the Stars and Planets: Clockwork of the Universe. 5. Gravity and Motion: The Early History of Astronomy. 6. The Terrestrial Planets: Earth, Moon, and Their Relatives. 7. The Jovian Planets: Windswept Giants. 8. Pluto, Comets, and Space Debris. 9. Our Solar System and Others. 10. Our Star: The Sun. 11. Stars: Distant Suns. 12. How Stars Shine: Cosmic Furnaces. 13. The Death of Stars: Stellar Recycling. 14. Black Holes: The End of Space and Time. 15. The Milky Way: Our Home in the Universe. 16. A Universe of Galaxies. 17. Quasars and Active Galaxies. 18. Cosmology: The Birth and Life of the Cosmos. 19. In the Beginning. 20. Life in the Universe. Epilogue.
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