Astronomy : the evolving universe

著者

• Zeilik, Michael

書誌事項

Astronomy : the evolving universe

Michael Zeilik

Cambridge University Press, 2002

9th ed

• : pbk

注記

Includes index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Thoroughly updated and re-conceived, Astronomy: The Evolving Universe, Ninth Edition, equips the introductory astronomy student with the essential tools for understanding the night sky. Michael Zeilik has revised his successful textbook based on recent research in astronomy education. Significantly shorter than the previous edition, the ninth edition is organized into four concept clusters: Cosmic Distances, Heavenly Motions, Celestial Light and Celestial Navigators. Material has been streamlined throughout to make the descriptions, concepts, and explanations clearer. Each chapter ends with a concise summary of the concepts in each cluster. Each chapter contains at least one Celestial Navigator, a map that provides a visual guide of major concepts in the chapter and explicitly shows their connections. Throughout, illustrations have been updated to be clearer and more relevant.

目次

• Part I. Changing Conceptions of the Cosmos: 1. From chaos to cosmos
• 2. The birth of cosmological models
• 3. The new cosmic order
• 4. The clockwork universe
• 5. The birth of astrophysics
• 6. Telescopes and our insight to the cosmos
• 7. Einstein's vision
• Part II. The Planets: Past and Present: 8. The earth: an evolving planet
• 9. Moon and Mercury, Mars and Venus: terrestrial planets
• 10. The Jovian planets: primitive worlds
• 11. The origin and evolution of the solar system
• Part III. The Universe of Stars: 12. Our sun: local star
• 13. The stars as suns
• 14. Starbirth and interstellar matter
• 15. Star lives
• 16. Star death
• Part IV. Galaxies and Cosmic Evolution: 17. The evolution of the galaxy
• 18. The universe of galaxies
• 19. Cosmic violence
• 20. Cosmic history
• Appendix A. Units
• Appendix B. Planetary data
• Appendix C. Physical constants and astronomical data
• Appendix D. Nearby stars in the Hipparcus catalogue
• Appendix E. Periodic table of the elements
• Expanded glossary
• Index.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA5877682X
• ISBN:
  • 0521800900
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Cambridge
• ページ数/冊数: xx, 552 p.
• 大きさ: 28 cm