Universe

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Universe

Roger A. Freedman, William J. Kaufmann III

W.H. Freeman, c2002

6th ed

  • : pbk
  • : CD-ROM

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Universe, accompanied by "Starry Night" CD-ROM, is now in its 6th edition and includes many new images taken from the Mars Pathfinder mission and the HST. The book is highly suitable for undergraduate courses in cosmology.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 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 2 Planets and moons: our solar system
  • our living earth
  • our barren moon
  • sun-scorched Mercury
  • cloud-covered Venue
  • red planet Mars
  • Jupiter - lord of the planets
  • the Galilean satellites of Jupiter
  • the spectacular Saturnian system
  • the outer worlds
  • vagabonds of the solar system. Part 3 Stars and stellar evolution: our star, the sun
  • the nature of stars
  • the birth of stars
  • stellar evolution - after the main sequence
  • stellar evolution - the death of stars
  • neutron stars
  • black holes. Part 4 Galaxies and cosmology: our galaxy
  • galaxies
  • quasars, blazars, and active galaxies
  • cosmology - the creation and fate of the universe
  • exploring the early universe
  • the search for extraterrestrial life.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA56766574
  • ISBN
    • 0716746476
    • 0716746441
  • LCCN
    2001001694
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxix, 702, 6, 22, 3, 21, 13 p.
  • Size
    28 cm
  • Attached Material
    1 CD-ROM
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