Written by two of the most prolific writers and researchers in astronomy today, this text provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject, covering all topics in a streamlined fashion. Jay M. Pasachoff has decades of teaching and writing experience, while Alex Filippenko is well known for his research on supernovae, active galaxies, black holes and cosmology. The most up-to-date coverage of astronomy is included, with the recent discoveries discussed and illustrated with cutting edge images and results from the Keck telescopes, Hubble, Chandra X-Ray Observatory and Galileo. There are three chapters of comparative planetary coverage to help give readers a view of the relationships between the individual planets and the solar system as a whole. The book also indicates relevant websites, highlight common misconceptions, and leads a discussion of these issues, and how to dispel them.
| ISBN | 0030052181 | | DEWEY | 520 | | ISBN13 | 9780030052187
(What's this?) | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Publisher | Cengage Learning, Inc | | Pages | 500 | | Imprint | Brooks/Cole | | Weight (grammes) | 1089 | | Format | Paperback | | Published in | CA | | Publication date | 12 Jul 2000 | | Height (mm) | 275 | | Non-book description | 1 v. (various pagings) : | | Width (mm) | 216 | | Library of Congress | QB43.3.P37 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate, General |
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A grand tour of the heavens; light, matter, and energy - powering the universe; light and telescopes - extending our senses; observing the stars and planets - clockwork of the universe; our star - the Sun; gravity and motion - the early history of modern astronomy; the terrestrial planets - Earth, mood, and their relatives; the Jovian planets - windswept giants; Pluto, comets, and space debris; stars - distant suns; social stars - binaries and clusters; how stars shine - cosmic furnaces; the death of stars - stellar recycling; black holes - the end of space and time; the Milky Way - our home in the universe; galaxies - building blocks of the universe; quasars and active galaxies; cosmology - the birth and life of the cosmos; in the beginning.
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