Horizons

Exploring the Universe

Michael A. Seeds (Autor)

Media-Kombination

544 Seiten

1997 | 5th Revised edition
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
978-0-534-52434-0 (ISBN)

Infos

How do we know what we know about the universe? This book attempts to answer the question. The author presents the conceptual foundations of astronomy within a pedagogical framework.

Inhalt

Part 1 Exploring the sky: the scale of the cosmos; the sky; cycles of the sky; the origin of modern astronomy; astronomical tools. Part 2 The stars: atoms and starlight; the sun - our star; the properties of stars; the formation and structure of stars; the death of stars; neutron stars and black holes. Part 3 The universe of galaxies: the Milky Way galaxy; galaxies; galaxies with active nuclei; cosmology. Part 4 The solar system: the origin of the solar system; the Earth-like planets; worlds of the outer solar system; meteorites, asteroids, and comets. Part 5 Life: life of other worlds.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.7.1997
• Reihe/Serie: Astronomy
• Zusatzinfo: illustrations (some colour) colour facsimiles
• Verlagsort: Belmont, CA
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 222 x 279 mm
• Gewicht: 998 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
• ISBN-10: 0-534-52434-6 / 0534524346
• ISBN-13: 978-0-534-52434-0 / 9780534524340
• Zustand: Neuware