Universe : stars and galaxies / Roger A. Freedman and William J. Kaufmann.
By: Freedman, Roger A
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Contributor(s): Kaufmann, William J.
Publisher: New York : W. H. Freeman, 2008Edition: 3rd edition.Description: various pagings : col. ill. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 9780716795650; 0716795655 .Other title: Stars and galaxies.Subject(s): Stars | GalaxiesDDC classification: 523.8 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Universe: Stars and Galaxies, Third Edition is an abbreviated volume of the complete 28-chapter version of Universe. Universe: Stars and Galaxies, Third Edition includes Chapters 1-8 and 16-28; it omits the detailed chapters on the solar system but includes the overview of the solar system in Chapters 7 and 8. Known edition after edition for its state-of-the-science coverage, Universe breaks new ground in its Eighth Edition with added pedagogical support and pioneering media and supplements. It places the basics of astronomy and the process of science within the grasp of introductory students. Universe: Stars and Galaxies, Third Edition 0-7167-9561-2; w/FREE Starry Night CD, 0-7167-9565-5
Includes index.
I: Introducing astronomy -- II: Planets and moons -- III: Stars and stellar evolution -- IV: Galaxies and cosmology.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Part I Introducing Astronomy
- Astronomy and the Universe
- Knowing the Heavens
- Eclipses and the Motion of the Moon
- Gravitation and the Waltz of the Planets
- The Nature of Light
- Optics and Telescopes
- Part II Planets and Moons
- Comparative Planetology I: Our Solar System
- Part III Stars and Stellar Evolution
- Our Star, The Sun
- The Nature of the Stars
- The Birth of Stars
- Stellar Evolution: After the Main Sequence
- Stellar Evolution: The Deaths of Stars
- Neutron Stars
- Black Holes
- Part IV Galaxies and Cosmology
- Our Galaxy
- Galaxies
- Quasars, Active Galaxies, and Gamma-Ray Bursters
- Cosmology: The Origin and Evolution of the Universe
- Exploring the Early Universe
- The Search for Extraterrestrial Life