The solar system
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The solar system
（Universe / Roger A. Freedman, William J. Kaufmann, III）
W.H. Freeman and Co., 2007, c2008
3rd ed
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Starry night enthusiast
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CD-ROM: Starry night enthusiast, version 5.8 / created by IMAGINOVA
Description and Table of Contents
Description
What astronomers know about our universe changes every day. For the past twenty years, "Universe" has been the most thrilling way to communicate the excitement of discovery in astronomy, to students of all scientific backgrounds. This edition of "Universe" which contains the full text of chapters 1-16 and 28 gives students the means to explore the Solar system like never before. In addition to covering all the top discoveries, the text and accompanying CD-ROM guides students on a fascinating journey around the cosmos.
Table of Contents
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 - Comparative Planetology II: The Origin of Our Solar System - The Living Earth - Our Barren Moon - Mercury, Venus, and Mars: Earthlike Yet Unique - Jupiter and Saturn: Lords of the Planets - Jupiter and Saturn's Satellites of Fire and Ice - Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and the Kuiper Belt: Remote Worlds - Vagabonds of the Solar System - PART III: STARS AND STELLAR EVOLUTION - Our Star, The Sun - The Search for Extraterrestrial Life
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