In Quest of the Stars and GalaxiesJones & Bartlett Publishers, 26 de jan. de 2010 - 457 páginas Available with WebAssign! Author Theo Koupelis has set the mark for a student-friendly, accessible introductory astronomy text with In Quest of the Universe. He has now developed a new text to accommodate those course that focus mainly on stars and galaxies. Ideal for the one-term course, In Quest of the Stars and Galaxies opens with material essential to the introductory course (gravity, light, telescopes, the sun) and then moves on to focus on key material related to stars and galaxies. Incorporating the rich pedagogy and vibrant art program that have made his earlier books a success, Koupelis' In Quest of the Stars and Galaxies is the clear choice for students' first exploration of the cosmos. |
Conteúdo
1 The Quest Ahead | 1 |
2 From an EarthCentered to a SunCentered System | 37 |
3 Gravity and the Rise of Modern Astronomy | 69 |
4 Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum | 96 |
Windows to the Universe | 124 |
11 The Sun | 307 |
12 Measuring the Properties of Stars | 338 |
13 Interstellar Matter and Star Formation | 367 |
15 The Deaths of Massive Stars | 418 |
16 The Milky Way Galaxy | 451 |
17 A Diversity of Galaxies | 477 |
The Nature of the Universe | 515 |
19 The Quest for Extraterrestrial Intelligence | 550 |
Appendices | 561 |
Glossary | 591 |
599 | |
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